Shingo (given name)

Shingo
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used

Shingo (written: 慎吾, 真吾, 真悟, 晋呉, 信悟, 信五, 眞吾, 槙悟 or 臣吾) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

  • Shingo Doi (土井 槙悟, born 1983), Japanese speed skater
  • Hideki Shingo (新郷 英城, 1911–1982), Imperial Japanese Navy officer
  • Shingo Hirafuji (平藤 眞吾, born 1963), Japanese shogi player
  • Shingo Inoue (井上 真悟, born 1980), Japanese marathon runner
  • Shingo Ito (footballer) (伊東 真吾, born 1979), Japanese footballer
  • Shingo Itō (shogi) (伊藤 真吾, born 1982), Japanese shogi player
  • Shingo Kai (甲斐 真吾, born 1963), Japanese water polo player
  • Shingo Katayama (片山 晋呉, born 1973), Japanese golfer
  • Shingo Katori (香取 慎吾, born 1977), member of SMAP, a Japanese male idol group
  • Shingo Kawabata (川畑 伸吾, born 1978), Japanese sprinter
  • Shingo Kawabata (baseball) (川端 慎吾, born 1987), Japanese baseball player
  • Shingo Matsumoto (松本 慎吾, born 1978), Japanese sport wrestler
  • Shingo Murakami (村上 信五, born 1982), Japanese singer, actor and idol
  • Shingo Natsume (夏目真悟, born 1980), Japanese director
  • Shingo Sawada (澤田 真吾, born 1991), Japanese shogi player
  • Shingo Takatsu (高津 臣吾, born 1968), Japanese baseball player
  • Shingo Takagi (鷹木 信悟, born 1982), Japanese professional wrestler