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Hikaru - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Hikaru

[ syll. hi-ka-ru, hik-aru ] The boy name Hikaru is pronounced HHAYKAARuw †. Hikaru's origin, as well as its use, is in the Japanese language. Hikaru's meaning is 'flashing brilliance'.

Hikaru is not widely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names.

A baby name that sounds like Hikaru is Hatcher (English).



† approx English pronunciation for Hikaru: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)"


 
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