Meaning & History
From Japanese 伯 (haku) meaning "chief, count, earl, uncle" or 白 (haku) meaning "white" combined with 廉 (ren) meaning "bargain, reason, charge, suspicion, point, account, purity, honest, low price, cheap, rested, contented, peaceful", 連 (ren) meaning "take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique" or 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus". Other kanji combinations are possible.