Japanese Names that Start With H
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- Hana
Origin:
Hebrew, Hawaiian, Maori, JapaneseMeaning:
"grace, work, glow, flower"Description:
Many things to many peoples: a flower name, also spelled Hanae, to the Japanese; a Czech and Polish short form of Johana; and an alternate form of the biblical name Hannah in the US. It also means "craft, work" in Hawaiian and "glow" in Maori.
- Hiro
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"broad, widespread"Description:
Hiro is an apt name for a hero of the show Heroes -- and for our times. Widely used in Japan, sometimes also for girls. Hiroshi is a long form.
- Hikaru
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"light or radiance"Description:
This name with a beautiful meaning can be used for girls as well as boys.
- Hiroshi
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"generous"Description:
Several artistic Hiroshis make this one of the more plausible Japanese imports.
- Hiroto
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"great flying"Description:
A very popular Japanese boys' name whose characters refer to the constellation Ursa Major. Short form Hiro might work better in the West, as may another popular Japanese boys' name, Ren.
- Haruki
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"spring child"Description:
Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, well known in the U. S. , might inspire some namesakes.
- Hanako
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"flower child"Description:
Hanako has a delicate sound and quaint meaning -- but there's a catch. According to widespread urban legend in Japan, Hanako is the name of the ghost of a little girl who haunts school bathrooms, who sometimes answers if you call her name.
- Hoshi
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"star"Description:
Short and catchy form of traditional Asian name.
- Hiroko
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"generous, fair"Description:
Commonly used in Japanese families.
- Haruko
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"born in spring"Description:
A traditional possibility for a Japanese or Japanese-American child born in April or May.
- Hideki
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"bright tree"Description:
As well as Japanese physicist Hideki Yukawa, two Yankees ballplayers, Hideki Irabu and Hideki Matsui, made this name familiar to Americans.