Isamu

ee-sah-moo

Japanese

"brave or gallant"

Isamu Origin and Meaning

The name Isamu is a boy's name meaning "brave or gallant".

This charming Japanese name, with two meanings every little boy would love to have, was briefly in the Canadian Top 100 in the early 20th Century. There are many famous bearers of the name, such as architect Isamu Noguchi and physicist Isamu Akasaki.