Goro (ごろう)

Goro is read ごろう and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 五郎, 五朗 and 伍朗. All three are masculine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

ご·ろ·う (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Goro

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 五郎
    ごろう
    CommonMasculine

    Fifth son

    • 五(ご)— five
    • 郎(ろう)— name ending
  • 五朗
    ごろう
    Masculine

    Five + clear

    • 五(ご)— five
    • 朗(ろう)— clear
  • 伍朗
    ごろう
    Masculine

    Five + clear

    • 伍(ご)— five
    • 朗(ろう)— clear

The kanji in Goro

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 五five2 spellings
  • 朗clear2 spellings
  • 郎name ending1 spelling
  • 伍five1 spelling

Goro with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Goro on our lists

Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.

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Questions about Goro

Is Goro a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Goro is masculine.

What does Goro mean?

Goro is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 五郎 reads as "fifth son", 五朗 reads as "five + clear" and 伍朗 reads as "five + clear". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Goro be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 五郎, 五朗 and 伍朗. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Goro?

ごろう is 3 beats: ご · ろ · う. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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