Hiro (given name)
| Hiro | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Hiro is a masculine Japanese given name with multiple meanings, dependent on the characters used. 裕 means "abundant". 寛 means "generous, tolerant" and 浩 means "prosperous." [1] Notable people with the name include:
- Hiro Yamagata (artist) (born 1948), Japanese painter/artist
- Hiro (music producer) (born 1985), Japanese music producer (writer of Kumi Koda's "Taboo")
- Hiro (photographer) (born 1930), American fashion photographer
- Hiroko Shimabukuro (born 1984), Japanese musician with the stage name Hiro
- Hiroyuki Watanabe (born 1955), Japanese actor
- Hiro Mashima (born 1977), Japanese manga artist and the creator of Rave Master and "Fairy Tail", among other Manga
- Hiro Muramoto (died 2010), Japanese cameraman and journalist slain during the 2010 Thai political protests
- Hiro Fujiwara Japanese manga artist, once active under her previous pen name, Izumi Hiro
- Hiro Mizushima (born 1984), Japanese model and actor
- Hiro Shimono (born 1980), Japanese voice actor
Fictional characters
- Hiro Nakamura, a character in the American television series Heroes with the ability to time-travel
- Hiro Hiyorimi, a main protagonist of the Series Princess Resurrection
- Hiro Granger, a character in Beyblade series
- Hiro Protagonist, a character in the science fiction novel Snow Crash
- Hiro Sohma, a character in the Fruits Basket anime and manga series
- Hiroshi Nohara, a character from the Crayon Shin-Chan series
- Hiro, a character from the game "bust a groove" (Bust a move in Japan)
- 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
- 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
- Heero Yuy (ヒロ・ユイ, Hiro Yui), Pilot of the Zero suit in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
- Hiro Oozora, a character from Danball Senki W, one of the three protagonists.
- Hiro, one of the giant ninja toads from Mount Myoboku from the anime and manga series, Naruto (manga).
- Hiro Takachiho, Marvel character from the Super Hero team Big Hero 6. He was renamed Hiro Hamada in the 2014 film adaptation of the comic book series produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios
Notes
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