Hideki

Japanese
"bright tree"

Hideki Origin and Meaning

The name Hideki is a boy's name of Japanese origin meaning "bright tree".

As well as Japanese physicist Hideki Yukawa, two Yankees ballplayers, Hideki Irabu and Hideki Matsui, made this name familiar to Americans.

Famous People Named Hideki

  • Hideki TojoPrime Minister of Japan
  • Hideki YukawaJapanese theoretical physicist and Nobel prize winner
  • Hideki Shirakawawinner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry

Hideki in Pop Culture

  • Hideki Motosuwafrom the anime Chobits
  • Hideki Hinatacharacter from "Angel Beats"