Noboru
Japanese · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Noboru
Noboru (昇る/登る) is a Japanese given name meaning "to ascend" or "to climb," derived from the verb noboru (昇る), combining the kanji for rising or ascending with phonetic elements.
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Etymology
Noboru (昇る/登る) is a Japanese given name meaning "to ascend" or "to climb," derived from the verb noboru (昇る), combining the kanji for rising or ascending with phonetic elements. The name is used primarily in Japan and reflects traditional Japanese naming conventions that favor virtue-based or action-based meanings; it gained some historical prominence during the Edo and Meiji periods as a masculine given name.
Noboru currently ranks #3,641 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1920.
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