Meaning & History
From Japanese 秀 (ho) meaning "beautiful; elegant; graceful", 保 (ho) meaning "protect" or 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" combined with 貴 (taka) meaning "worthful, precious, expensive" or 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high". Other kanji combinations are possible.Famous bearer of this name is Hotaka Yamakawa, he is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.