Ryu
[ɹjuː]Meaning
Japanese given name and family name meaning "dragon", "noble", "prosperous" or "flow"
Background Story
Ryū is written in Japanese as 龍/竜, 隆, 流, りゅう or リュウ. A contributor's submission to the reference work records it as a masculine given name in Korean as well as Japanese.
Temperament
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