Hikaru Nakamura is an American chess grandmaster, Twitch streamer, YouTube content creator, five-time U.S. Chess Champion, and the reigning World Fischer Random Chess Champion. His current FIDE rating is 2775. He is popular for using the Bongcloud opening, an unorthodox chess opening that involves moving the king on the second turn.
I really like this name, it appears in many things. I discovered it thanks to Inazuma Eleven Orion, a certain character is called Ichihoshi Hikaru and it means Shining Star.
Hikaru Nishida is a Japanese pop singer and actress. She was born in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and made her singing debut with the release of the single Fifteen on April 6, 1988, named after her age at the time.
Hikaru Yaotome is a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, dancer, tarento and a member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Miyagi Prefecture.
Hikaru Sawai is a Japanese koto player and composer. He is the son of the Kazue Sawai and late Tadao Sawai, both of whom are also renowned as koto players and composers.
Hikaru KotoPlatinum Tiffany label. In her first year as an AV actress, Koto had sales of more than a million volumes. At the end of 2012, Amazon. Co. jp listed 89 DVDs of her performances, as well as several books.
This is my name, given to me by my father. He meant for me to shine and live up to that meaning. Hikaru means to shine. Therefore since I am a half Japanese and Russian, and I am a Christian Samurai, I will live to shine like my name.
I love Japanese names and this is a pretty name; the way it sounds, the way it looks and the meaning is so pretty. And yes the singer's given name is Hikaru, but here in America she decided to use her surname Utado to avoid being given the nickname "Hikki". Goodness would you want to avoid that, too? Anyway, it's a cheerful name and definitely not heard of. At least not outside of Japan.
In the manga With the Light (which is about a family raising their autistic child), the boy with autism is named Hikaru. The name is translated as meaning "light" in the story, and the manga's title refers somewhat to his name.
I can't believe no one got this yet! In Ouran High School Host Club, there are two twins in the Host Club who are famous for their 'brotherly love'. Their names are Kaoru and Hikaru.
There is a manga book called "Hikaru no Go" or "Hikaru's Go" though this time, Hikaru is the boy's first name. It's rather popular in Japan and is coming soon through episodes to Canada & USA.
Hikaru Sulu was the helmsman of the USS Enterprise under Captain Kirk in Star Trek: The Original Series. He later was promoted to Captain of the USS Excelsior. His character was played by Mr. George Takei.
In reply to krysis 12/27/2005The character was named only Sulu during the course of the original 1966 Star Trek series. Author Vonda McIntyre gave him the name Hikaru in her Star Trek novel "The Entropy Effect" (1981). Other Star Trek novelists followed her lead, but it was not until Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) that he canonically became Hikaru Sulu. Aside from George Takei, the character also has been portrayed by actor John Cho.
There is a female manga (Japanese comicbook) character by the name of Hikaru, in the series Magic Knight Rayearth. As far as i know, it is a rather popular series. There is also a female J-pop (Japanese pop music) artist named Utada Hikaru, although Hikaru is her last name.
Utada Hikaru is in the Eastern way of writing names. In America or other places besides Japan, she is called Hikaru Utada. First name: Hikaru, last name: Utada (pronounced as u-ta-da, not yu-ta-da, that's just seriously disturbing).
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To Sumomo, who mentioned the singer Utada Hikaru, keep in mind that the Japanese name structure is family name first, given name second. I think Hikaru is the singer's given name.