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

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]

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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "Hiro, Teuira Henry". University of Hawaiʻi. October 26, 2011. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021.
  4. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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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