Wataru
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Wataru (written: 渉, 渡, 亘, 航, 和, 亙, or わたる in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese name. Notable people with the name include:
- Wataru Abe (阿部 渉, born 1967), Japanese announcer, television personality, and news anchor
- Wataru Asō (born 1939), governor of Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan
- Wataru Endo (遠藤 航, born 1993), Japanese footballer
- Wataru Fukuda (born 1964), Japanese actor
- Wataru Hashimoto (橋本 和, born 1986), Japanese footballer
- Wataru Hatano (born 1982), Japanese voice actor
- Wataru Hokoyama (born 1974), music composer
- Wataru Inoue (井上 亘, born 1973), Japanese professional wrestler
- Wataru Inoue (footballer) (井上 渉, born 1986), Japanese footballer
- Wataru Ishijima (1906–1980), paleontologist and geologist
- Wataru Ito (born 1969), Japanese politician
- Wataru Kamimura, Japanese shogi player
- Wataru Kozuki (born 1971), actress
- Wataru Kubo (1929 – 2003), Japanese politician
- Wataru Misaka (1923–2019), American basketball player
- Wataru Miyawaki (born 1980), vocalist of Japanese rock band 12012
- Wataru Murayama, Japanese manga writer
- Wataru Murofushi (室伏 航, born 1995), Japanese footballer
- Wataru Sakata (born 1973), professional wrestler and martial arts fighter
- Wataru Sasaki (佐々木 渉, born 1996), Japanese footballer
- Wataru Takagi (born 1966), Japanese voice actor
- Wataru Takeishi (born 1982), music video director
- Wataru Takeshita (born 1946), Japanese politician
- Wataru Yamada (山田 渉, born 1966), Japanese boxer
- Wataru Yamazaki (born 1980), Japanese footballer
- Wataru Yashiro (八代 弥, born 1994), Japanese shogi player
- Wataru Yazawa (矢澤 航, born 1991), Japanese hurdler
- Wataru Yoshikawa (born 1968), Japanese motorcycle rider
- Wataru Yoshizumi (born 1963), Japanese manga artist
Fictional characters
- Wataru Ikusabe, a character from Mashin Hero Wataru
- Wataru Kurenai, main character from Kamen Rider Kiva
- Wataru Hoshi, the main character from Star Trigon
- Wataru Azuma, the main character from Tumbling
- Wataru Sanzu, a character from Inazuma Eleven
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