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Hiro 1
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Scripts 裕, 寛, 浩(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced Pron. HEE-ROH(Japanese)  [key]
Other Forms FormsHero

Meaning & History

Means "broad, widespread."
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Name of a Japanese guy named Hiro in Heroes. He can travel time and stop it.

In addition to what's already listed, another use of this name in popular culture is the Disney film Big Hero 6. Hiro is the main character; a boy of Japanese and Caucasian ancestry (supposedly the first mixed-race Disney character), whose parents died when he was young. He lives with his aunt, Cass, his brother, Tadashi, and their cat, Moshi.
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Japanese given name with multiple meanings, dependent on the characters used: 裕 means "abundant", 寛 means "generous, tolerant" and 浩 means "prosperous."
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Added 5/19/2007 by Aqua
Edited 2/11/2020 by Mike C, m4yb3_daijirou, Sofia and more

Hiro 2
2a. listed usages are verified
Gender Masculine

Meaning & History

Meaning unknown. Hiro was a demigod in Polynesian mythology.
Added 2/24/2017 by HL