Hiro (given name)

Hiro is a given name of Japanese, Polynesian, Spanish and Greek origin.[1] The Japanese given name Hiro (ひろ, ヒロ) has multiple meanings, dependent on the characters used. The kanji 裕 means "abundant". 寛 means "generous, tolerant" and 浩 means "prosperous".[2] It is a unisex name in Japanese, but predominantly used by males. Hiro is also a Polynesian masculine given name with origins in Tahitian and Polynesian mythology.[3][4] Hiro is also a Spanish and Greek masculine name which is a variant form of Chairo and Jerome.[1][5] It means "sacred name".[5] Related given names are Hero and Iro which have Ancient Greek origin.[6]

Hiro
PronunciationHi-ro, Hee-ro
GenderMale / Female
Origin
Word/nameJapanese, Polynesian, Spanish, Greek
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Variant form(s)Hiroo
Related namesHiroshi, Hiroaki, Hiroki, Hirooki, Hiroko, Hiroka, Hiromi, Hero, Iro, Chairo, Jerome

People with the name

Notable people with the name include:

  • Hiro Arikawa (有川 浩, born 1972), a female Japanese light novelist
  • Hiro Yamagata (artist) (山形 博導, born 1948), Japanese painter/artist
  • Hiro (music producer) (ヒロ, born 1985), Japanese music producer (writer of Kumi Koda's "Taboo")
  • Hiro (photographer) (1930–2021), American fashion photographer
  • Hiroko Shimabukuro (島袋 寛子, born 1984), Japanese musician with the stage name Hiro
  • Hiro Mashima (真島 ヒロ, born 1977), Japanese manga artist and the creator of Rave Master and "Fairy Tail", among other manga
  • Hiro Matsushita (松下弘幸, born 1961), Japanese businessman and former racing driver
  • Hiro Murai (born 1983), American filmmaker
  • Hiro Muramoto (村本 博之, born 1977-2010), Japanese cameraman and journalist slain during the 2010 Thai political protests
  • Hiro Narita (ヒロ・ナリタ, 1941), American cinematographer
  • Hiro Fujiwara (藤原 ヒロ, born 1981), Japanese manga artist, once active under her previous pen name, Izumi Hiro
  • Hiro Mizushima (水嶋 ヒロ, born 1984), Japanese model and actor
  • Hiro Saga (嵯峨 浩, born 1914-1987), a Japanese noblewoman and memoir writer
  • Hiro Sasaki (ひろ ささき, born 1950), a professional wrestler
  • Hiro Saito (ヒロ 斉藤, born 1961), a Japanese professional wrestler
  • Hiro Suzuhira (鈴平ひろ, born 1978), Japanese manga artist, character designer and illustrator
  • Hiro Shimono (下野 紘, born 1980), Japanese voice actor and singer
  • Hiro Kanagawa (金川 弘敦, born 1963), Japanese-Canadian actor and playwright
  • Hiroki Moriuchi (森内 寛樹, born 1994), Japanese singer and vocalist from MY FIRST STORY with the stage name Hiro
  • Hiroshi Kawaguchi (川口 博史, born 1965), Japanese video game composer and keyboardist, aka Master Hiro
  • Hiro Takahashi (高橋 ひろ, 1964-2005), Japanese singer, lyricist, and composer, best known for Yu Yu Hakusho ending themes, "Unbalance na Kiss o Shite" and "Taiyō ga Mata Kagayaku Toki"
  • Hiro Yamamoto (山本 紘, born 1961), American musician and co-founder of the Grammy Award-winning rock band Soundgarden
  • Hiro Poroiae (born 1986), Tahitian footballer
  • Hiro Sachiya (ひろさちや, born 1936), a Japanese religious scholar and writer of Buddhism
  • Hiro Ohashi (大橋 廣, born 1882), a Japanese botanist
  • Hiro Yūki (優希 比呂, born 1965), Japanese voice actor
  • Hiro Ozawa (小澤 寛, born 1998), Japanese footballer
  • Hiro Peralta (born 1994), is a Filipino actor
  • Hiro Matsuda (小島 泰弘, born 1937), a Japanese wrestler and trainer
  • Hiro Fujikake (藤掛 廣幸, born 1949), a Japanese composer, conductor and synthesizer player.
  • Hiro Ando (born 1973), a Japanese contemporary artist
  • Hiroyuki Igarashi (五十嵐 広行, born 1969), Japanese dancer and producer known as Hiro, leader of Exile
  • Hiromitsu-Aoki (青木 裕光, Born, 1980), popularly known by his stage name Hiro-X.

Fictional characters

Mythology

See also

Notes
  1. "Hiro baby name". The Bump. October 16, 2023. Archived from the original on October 16, 2023.
  2. "Male Japanese Names". 20,000 Names. June 1, 2016. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016.
  3. "Hiro, Teuira Henry". University of Hawaiʻi. October 26, 2011. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021.
  4. Katharine Luomala, Ph.D. (1940-01-01). "Documentary Research in Polynesian Mythology". Journal of the Polynesian Society. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
  5. "Hiro". Think Baby Names. 10 October 2022. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021.
  6. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Iro". Archived from the original on February 13, 2023.
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