Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 早人, 隼人, 勇人, 隼仁, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. HAH-YAH-HEE-TO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 早 (haya) meaning "already, now", 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon" or 勇 (haya) meaning "brave" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person" or 仁 (hito) meaning "benevolence". Other kanji combinations are possible.