Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 秀彦, 英彦, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KHEE-DEH-KHEE-KO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding" or 英 (hide) meaning "excellent, fine" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are possible.