Norio

Norio
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Norio (written: 規夫, 規郎, 典夫, 典雄, 典士, 範夫, 範男, 徳雄, 徳男, 法夫, 法男, 法生, 紀夫, 紀雄, 紀生, 紀男, 則夫, 則男, 教生, 昇男, 憲生, 詔夫, 宜央 or のりお in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

Norio Ban (伴紀雄), Japanese rower
Norio Hayakawa (born 1944), American activist
Norio Hirate (平手則男, born 1948), Japanese speed skater
Norio Honaga (保永昇男, born 1955), Japanese professional wrestler
Norio Hotogi (罐範男, born 1943), Japanese cyclist
Norio Imamura (いまむらのりお, born 1954), Japanese actor
Norio Ishizawa (石澤典夫, born 1952), Japanese journalist
Norio Ito (伊東徳雄, born 1948), Japanese ice hockey player
Norio Kaifu (海部宣男, 1943-2019), Japanese astronomer
Norio Kobayashi (小林のりお, born 1952), Japanese photographer
Norio Kudo (工藤紀夫, born 1940), Japanese Go player
Norio Maeda (前田憲男, 1934–2018), Japanese jazz composer and pianist
Norio Matsubara (born 1968), Brazilian racing driver
Norio Mikami (三上法夫, born 1947), Japanese golfer
Norio Mitsuya (三ッ矢憲生, born 1950), Japanese politician
Norio Murata (村田教生, born 1976), Japanese footballer
Norio Nagayama (永山則夫, 1949–1997), Japanese spree killer and writer
Norio Nakai (中井紀夫, born 1952), Japanese writer
Norio Niikawa (新川詔夫, born 1942), Japanese physician and geneticist
Norio Nishiyama, Japanese mixed martial artist
Norio Ohga (大賀典雄, 1930–2011), Japanese chief executive
Norio Omura (小村徳男, born 1969), Japanese footballer
Norio Sasaki (佐々木則夫, born 1958), Japanese footballer and manager
Norio Sassa (佐々宜央, born 1984), Japanese basketball coach
Shimotori Norio (霜鳳典雄, born 1978), Japanese sumo wrestler
Norio Shinozaki (篠崎紀夫, born 1969), Japanese golfer
Norio Shioyama (塩山紀生, born 1940), Japanese animator, illustrator and character designer
Norio Suzuki (explorer) (鈴木紀夫, 1949–1986), Japanese explorer
Norio Suzuki (footballer) (鈴木規郎, born 1984), Japanese footballer
Norio Suzuki (golfer) (鈴木規夫, born 1951), Japanese golfer
Norio Takahashi (高橋範夫, born 1971), Japanese footballer
Norio Takashima (高島規郎), Japanese table tennis player
Norio Takeuchi (武内則男, born 1958), Japanese politician
Norio Tanabe (田辺徳雄, born 1966), Japanese baseball player and coach
Norio Tanaka (田中法生), Japanese aquatic botanist
Norio Taniguchi (谷口紀男, 1912–1999), Japanese scientist and academic
Norio Torimoto (born 1948), Japanese origami artist
Norio Tsukitate (築舘範男, born 1960), Japanese footballer and manager
Norio Tsukudani (佃煮のりお), Japanese female manga artist and illustrator
Norio Tsuruta (鶴田法男, born 1960), Japanese film director
Norio Wakamoto (若本規夫, born 1945), Japanese voice actor
Norio Wakui (涌井紀夫, 1942–2009), Japanese judge
Norio Yamanaka (山中典士, born 1928), Japanese writer
Norio Yoshimizu (吉水法生, born 1946), Japanese footballer

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