Ito

Ito ("Itō", "Itoh", "Itou") is a Japanese surname. In kanji it is commonly written as 伊藤, but sometimes it is written as 伊東 or 伊都.

Ito (糸) is a Japanese noun meaning "thread; yarn; string", and is also used as a surname in Japan.

People

*Hiroshi Ito, a seiyū
*Kiyoshi Itō, a Japanese mathematician.
*Kunimitsu Ito, Japanese long-distance runner
*Lance Ito, judge in the O.J. Simpson trial
*Masatoshi Ito, is the owner and honorary chairman of Ito-Yokado retailing group
*Yuna Ito, a J-pop singer
*Midori Ito, a Japanese figure skater

Places

*Ito (often spelled "Itō") is the name of Itō City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan (伊東市).
*Ito is also the name of Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture (伊都郡).

Other uses

*Antonio Álvarez Pérez, Spanish footballer nicknamed Ito
*An Ito cell is a kind of cell, found in the liver; it is also known as a fat-storing cell
*Itō calculus, an extension of calculus to stochastic processes, named after Kiyoshi Itō.
*ITO, indium tin oxide, a transparent conductive metal oxide used in displays, photovoltaics and LEDs.