Type Element Usage Japanese Scripts 優(Japanese Kanji) Meaning & History Means "excellence, superiority, gentleness", a Japanese nanori reading of yǒu. Related ItemsDetails Other Readingsyǒu(Chinese) masaru, yū(Japanese) u(Korean) Given Name DescendantsMayu, Miyu, Yui, Yūko, Yuko, Yuuko(Japanese) Same Spellingyu 1, yu 2, yu 3, yu 5, yu 6, yu 7, yu 8, yú 1, yú 2, yú 3, yú 4, yú 5, yù 1, yù 2, yǔ 1, yǔ 2, yǔ 3, yū 1, yū 2, yū 3, yū 4, yū 5, yū 6, yū 7, yū 8, yū 9