Norio

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

Norio (written: 規夫のりお, 規ぶんまわし郎ろう, 典夫のりお, 典雄のりお, 典てん士し, 範夫のりお, 範男のりお, 徳雄とくお, 徳男のりお, 法夫のりお, 法男のりお, 法ほう生せい, 紀夫のりお, 紀雄としお, 紀生のりお, 紀男のりお, 則夫のりお, 則男のりお, 教生きょうせい, 昇のぼり男だん, 憲けん生せい, 詔みことのり夫おっと, 宜むべ央ひさし or のりお in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

Norio Ban (伴ばん紀雄としお), Japanese rower
Norio Hayakawa (born 1944), American activist
Norio Hirate (平手ひらて則男のりお, born 1948), Japanese speed skater
Norio Honaga (保永やすなが昇のぼり男おとこ, born 1955), Japanese professional wrestler
Norio Hotogi (罐かん範男のりお, born 1943), Japanese cyclist
Norio Imamura (いまむらのりお, born 1954), Japanese actor
Norio Ishizawa (石澤いしざわ典夫のりお, born 1952), Japanese journalist
Norio Ito (伊東いとう徳雄とくお, born 1948), Japanese ice hockey player
Norio Kaifu (海部かいふ宣男のぶお, 1943-2019), Japanese astronomer
Norio Kobayashi (小林こばやしのりお, born 1952), Japanese photographer
Norio Kudo (工藤くどう紀夫のりお, born 1940), Japanese Go player
Norio Maeda (前田まえだ憲男のりお, 1934–2018), Japanese jazz composer and pianist
Norio Matsubara (born 1968), Brazilian racing driver
Norio Mikami (三上みかみ法夫のりお, born 1947), Japanese golfer
Norio Mitsuya (三ッ矢みつや憲けん生せい, born 1950), Japanese politician
Norio Murata (村田むらた教生あつお, born 1976), Japanese footballer
Norio Nagayama (永山ながやま則夫のりお, 1949–1997), Japanese spree killer and writer
Norio Nakai (中井なかい紀夫のりお, born 1952), Japanese writer
Norio Niikawa (新川しんかわ詔みことのり夫おっと, born 1942), Japanese physician and geneticist
Norio Nishiyama, Japanese mixed martial artist
Norio Ohga (大賀おおが典雄のりお, 1930–2011), Japanese chief executive
Norio Omura (小村こむら徳男のりお, born 1969), Japanese footballer
Norio Sasaki (佐々木ささき則夫のりお, born 1958), Japanese footballer and manager
Norio Sassa (佐さ々宜むべ央ひさし, born 1984), Japanese basketball coach
Shimotori Norio (霜しも鳳おおとり典雄のりお, born 1978), Japanese sumo wrestler
Norio Shinozaki (篠崎しのざき紀夫のりお, born 1969), Japanese golfer
Norio Shioyama (塩山しおやま紀生のりお, born 1940), Japanese animator, illustrator and character designer
Norio Suzuki (explorer) (鈴木すずき紀夫のりお, 1949–1986), Japanese explorer
Norio Suzuki (footballer) (鈴木すずき規ただし郎ろう, born 1984), Japanese footballer
Norio Suzuki (golfer) (鈴木すずき規夫のりお, born 1951), Japanese golfer
Norio Takahashi (高橋たかはし範夫のりお, born 1971), Japanese footballer
Norio Takashima (高島たかしま規ただし郎ろう), Japanese table tennis player
Norio Takeuchi (武内たけうち則男のりお, born 1958), Japanese politician
Norio Tanabe (田辺たなべ徳雄とくお, born 1966), Japanese baseball player and coach
Norio Tanaka (田中たなか法ほう生せい), Japanese aquatic botanist
Norio Taniguchi (谷口たにぐち紀男のりお, 1912–1999), Japanese scientist and academic
Norio Torimoto (born 1948), Japanese origami artist
Norio Tsukitate (築ちく舘たて範男のりお, born 1960), Japanese footballer and manager
Norio Tsukudani (佃煮つくだにのりお), Japanese female manga artist and illustrator
Norio Tsuruta (鶴田つるた法男のりお, born 1960), Japanese film director
Norio Wakamoto (若本わかもと規夫のりお, born 1945), Japanese voice actor
Norio Wakui (涌井わくい紀夫のりお, 1942–2009), Japanese judge
Norio Yamanaka (山中やまなか典のり士し, born 1928), Japanese writer
Norio Yoshimizu (吉水よしみず法ほう生せい, born 1946), Japanese footballer

See also