Hiro (given name)
| Pronunciation | Hi-ro, Hee-ro, multiple pronunciations |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male / Female |
| Language(s) | Japanese, Sindhi, Tahitian, Rapa Nui, Spanish |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japan, Polynesia, India, Pakistan, South Asia, Latin America |
| Meaning | Multiple meanings depending on the kanji, language and culture, diamond (Sindhi), hero (paronym) |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Hiroo, Hiiro, Heero, Hira |
| Related names | Hiroshi, Hiroaki, Hiroki, Hirooki, Hiroko, Hiroka, Hiromi, Hirok (Hirock), Hero, Iro, Hiero, Hieron, Chairo, Chiro, Hairo, Herodotus |
Hiro is a given name with various origins. It is of Japanese, Polynesian, Indian, Pakistani and Spanish origin.[1][2][3] It has multiple meanings depending on the cultures.
Background
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".[4] It is a unisex name in Japanese, but predominantly used by males.
The Polynesian masculine given name Hiro originates from Tahitian and Polynesian mythology.[5][6] Hiro is a rain deity in Rapa Nui mythology.[7] It also means hero and trickster.[1] The highest mountain on Raivavae island is named Mont Hiro.
Hiro is also an Indian and Pakistani masculine given name.[2][3] Its originally from the Sindhi language and means diamond.[2][3] It came from the province of Sindh along the Indus River Delta. It is generally in the South Asian countries of India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan.[1] A related feminine given name is Hira in Sanskrit.
The Spanish masculine name Hiro is a variant form of Chairo, Chiro and Hairo.[8][9] It means "sacred name".[9] It comes from a habitational place name in La Rioja from the root faro which means “beacon.”[1]
Related given names are Hero, Iro and Hiero (Hieron) which have Ancient Greek origin.[10][11] Hiro is a wordplay and paronym of hero.[12]
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
- Hiro Badlani (born 1934), Indian ophthalmologist and Hindu author[13]
- Hiro Thakur (born 1943), Indian journalist, research scholar and poet[14]
Fictional characters
- Hiro Nakamura, a character in the American television series Heroes with the ability to time-travel
- Hiro Hiyorimi, main protagonist of the series Princess Resurrection
- Hiro Granger, a character in the Beyblade series
- Hiro, a Hero Templates DS Version Marionette/Wooden mannequin Character in Isaac the Nintendo title, similar to the Golden Sun from Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter.
- Hiro Protagonist, a character in the science fiction novel Snow Crash
- Hiro Sohma, a character in the Fruits Basket anime and manga series
- Hiro, a character from the video game Bust a Groove
- Hiro, a character from the Hidamari Sketch comic strip
- Hiro, the main character in Lunar: Eternal Blue video game
- Hiro, a character in Ginga Densetsu Weed series
- Hiiro, also known as Nora, a major supporting character in the manga/anime series Noragami.
- Hiro Sakurai, a main character in the Original English-language manga Miki Falls
- Hiro, a Japanese steam engine character from the Thomas and Friends special "Hero of the Rails"
- Hiro Fuse, a character from Scott Westerfeld's book, "Extras", of the Uglies series
- Hiro the Mini Ninja, a player character in Mini Ninjas video game
- Hiro Miyamoto, a swordmaster and protagonist in the game Daikatana
- Heero Yuy (ヒロ・ユイ, Hiro Yui), Pilot of the Zero suit and a main character in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
- Hiro Oozora, a character from Little Battlers Experience W, one of the three protagonists.
- Hiro, one of the giant ninja toads from Mount Myoboku from the anime and manga series, Naruto.
- Hiro Takachiho, Marvel character from the superhero team Big Hero 6. He was renamed Hiro Hamada in the 2014 Disney film adaptation.
- Hiro, a character from the anime Darling in the Franxx.
- Hiro, one of the instructors in the video game Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm and Exercise.
- Hiro Amanokawa, the main character of Digimon Ghost Game
- Hiro-Kala, a fictional supervillain in Marvel Comics
- Hiro Okamura, a teenage mechanical genius from Japan first appeared as the Toyman in Superman (vol. 2) #177
- Hiro Okuiri, a character from the anime Inazuma Eleven: Ares
- Hiro Segawa, a character from the manga A Couple of Cuckoos
- Hiro Shinosawa, a character from the game Gakuen Idolmaster
- Hiiro Kagami, a character in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
- Hiiro Amagi, a character from the rhythm game Ensemble Stars!!
Mythology
- Hiro is the god of thieves in Tahiti mythology,[5] and a demigod in Polynesian mythology.[6] He was the first builder of large canoes with planks sewn together called pahi.[5]
- In Rapa Nui mythology, Hiro is an ancient rain deity.[7] There is a stone aerophone on Easter Island called Pu o Hiro.[7] It was used for fertility rituals and to call the rain deity during drought.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d McNamara, Emily (8 November 2024). "Hiro". The Bump. Archived from the original on 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 Nov 2024.
- ^ a b c "Structure of Sindhi Language". Central Institute of Indian Languages. India Mysore. April 21, 2024. Archived from the original on 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Harjani, Dayal N. (2018). Sindhi Roots & Rituals - Part 2 (1st ed.). La Vergne, Tennessee: Lightning Source Inc. p. 258. ISBN 978-1642494792.
- ^ "Male Japanese Names". 20,000 Names. June 1, 2016. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Hiro, Teuira Henry". University of Hawaiʻi. October 26, 2011. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d "Pu o Hiro, the trumpet of Hiro". Imagina Rapa Nui Easter Island. October 29, 2021. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Hiro baby name". The Bump. October 16, 2023. Archived from the original on October 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "Hiro". Think Baby Names. 10 October 2022. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021.
- ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Iro". Archived from the original on February 13, 2023.
- ^ "The Rise of Hiero II". Perseus (from: Histories. Polybius. Evelyn S. Shuckburgh. translator. London, New York. Macmillan. 1889. Reprint Bloomington 1962.). 1962. Archived from the original on 28 October 2024.
- ^ Jana Monji (November 5, 2014). "Hiro versus Hero: "Big Hero 6" and the trouble with translation". Roger Ebert. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023.
- ^ Badlani, Hiro (29 May 2009). "Dr. Hiro G. Badlani's mini-encyclopedia on Hinduism". Hinduism Path. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Hiro Thakur". The Sindhu World. 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.