Hajime - Meaning of Hajime

What does Hajime mean?

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Hajime

[ 3 syll. ha-ji-me, haj-ime ] The baby boy name Hajime is pronounced as HHAA-JH-iyMeh- †. Hajime's language of origin is Japanese and it is also used largely in the Japanese language. The name's meaning is 'beginning'.

See also the related category japanese.

Hajime is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Hajime include Hakiem, Haliem, Hasanayn, Hasani (African and Swahili), Hasean, Hassani (Swahili), Hishima (Swahili), Hoshama (Hebrew), Husani (Swahili), Husseini (Swahili), Hutcheson, Hutchison (English), Jacián (Spanish), Higineo, Higineyo, Higinio, Higiniyo, Hixinio, Hakizimana, and Haakim (English).

† English pronunciation for Hajime: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)"