Mamoru
GenderMale
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
OriginJapanese

Mamoru (まもる, マモル) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

  • Marcus Mamoru Toji (born 1984), American actor
  • Mamoru Fujieda (藤枝 守, born 1955), Japanese composer
  • Mamoru Fujisawa or Joe Hisaishi (藤澤 守 or 久石 譲, born 1950), Japanese composer best known for his work with animator Hayao Miyazaki
  • Mamoru Fukuyama (福山 守, born 1952), Japanese politician
  • Mamoru Harada (原田 衛, born 1999), Japanese rugby union player
  • Mamoru Hatakeyama (畠山 鎮, born 1969), Japanese shogi player
  • Mamoru Hosoda (細田 守, born 1967), Japanese film director
  • Mamoru Imura (井村 守, born 1948), Japanese inventor, music composer, and Chief Executive Officer of VitaCraft and VitaCraft Japan
  • Mamoru Inagaki (稲垣 守, born 1949), Olympics marksmen
  • Mamoru Iriguchi, Japanese multimedia artist and theatre designer
  • Mamoru Kanbe (神戸 守, born 1962), Japanese anime director
  • Mamoru Kishida (岸田 護, born 1981), Japanese former professional baseball starting pitcher
  • Mamoru Kobayashi (小林 守, 1944–2023), Japanese politician
  • Mamoru Kuroiwa (黒岩 守, born 1962), Japanese boxer
  • Mamoru Matsunaga (松永 護, 1936–2016), Japanese ninth degree (kudan) judo sensei
  • Mamoru Miura (三浦 守, born 1956), Japanese jurist
  • Mamoru Miyano (宮野 真守, born 1983), Japanese actor and voice actor
  • Mamoru Mohri (毛利 衛, born 1948), Japanese astronaut
  • Mamoru Morimoto (森本 葵, born 1939), Japanese middle-distance runner
  • Mamoru Nagano (永野 護, born 1960), Japanese mechanical designer, character designer, and manga artist
  • Mamoru Nakamura (died 1992), Palauan jurist
  • Mamoru Oguma (小熊 捍, 1885–1971), Japanese entomologist and geneticist
  • Mamoru Okochi (大河内 守, born 1967), Japanese mixed martial artist
  • Mamoru Oshii (押井 守, born 1951), Japanese film director
  • Mamoru Oye (born 1937), Canadian judoka
  • Mamoru Ozaki (尾崎 護, born 1935), Japanese high-level official
  • Mamoru Samuragochi (佐村河内 守, born 1963), Japanese composer
  • Mamoru Sasaki (佐々木 守, 1936–2006), Japanese TV and film screenwriter and author
  • Mamoru Sato (born 1937), American modernist sculptor
  • Mamoru Seki (関 衛, 1909–1942), Imperial Japanese Navy officer
  • Mamoru Shigemitsu (重光 葵, 1887–1957), Japanese Minister of Foreign affairs at the end of World War II
  • Mamoru Shinozaki (篠崎 護, 1908–1991), Japanese journalist for Dentsu
  • Mamoru Shiragami (白神 守, born 1944), Japanese former volleyball player
  • Mamoru Shō (尚 衞, born 1950), Ryukyuan businessman
  • Mamoru Sugiura (杉浦 守, born 1964), Japanese illustrator/manga artist
  • Mamoru Takahashi (高橋 完, born 1956), Japanese professional golfer
  • Mamoru Takashima (高島 守, born 1938), Japanese ice hockey player
  • Mamoru Takuma (宅間 守, 1963–2004), Japanese criminal/murderer
  • Mamoru Uchida (内田 守, 1900–1982), Japanese ophthalmologist
  • Mamoru Watanabe (渡辺 護, 1931–2013), Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor
  • Mamoru Yamada (山田 守, 1894–1966), Japanese architect
  • Mamoru Yamaguchi (山口 マモル, born 1977), Japanese mixed martial artist
  • Mamoru Yokota (横田 守), Japanese anime illustrator, and character designer and producer
  • Mamoru Yoshikawa (吉川 守, born 1970), Japanese ice sledge hockey player

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