Japanese · Boy name
Ryu
“dragon”
About the name Ryu
Ryu is a Japanese masculine name usually written with the character for dragon, though it can also be written with characters meaning flow or prosperous, depending on the parents’ choice. In East Asian tradition the dragon is a powerful, benevolent creature linked with water and rain rather than the destructive beast of European legend. Ryu also appears as an element in longer names such as Ryunosuke and Ryuji. The novelist and filmmaker Ryu Murakami wrote Coin Locker Babies and Almost Transparent Blue. Ryu is also the main character of the Street Fighter video games.
- Meaning
- dragon
- Origin
- Japanese
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- RYOO(1 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Ryuu
- Ryū
If you like Ryu
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Middle names for Ryu
- Ryu James
- Ryu Kai
- Ryu Alexander
- Ryu Leo
- Ryu Ethan
Questions about Ryu
- What does Ryu mean?
- Ryu is a Japanese name meaning "dragon".
- How do you pronounce Ryu?
- Ryu is pronounced RYOO, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Ryu?
- Variants of Ryu include Ryuu, Ryū.
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