Hiroshi - Meaning of Hiroshi

What does Hiroshi mean?

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Hiroshi

[ 3 syll. hi-ros-hi, hir-o-shi ] The baby boy name Hiroshi is pronounced as HHIY-Row-SHiy- †. Hiroshi is of Japanese origin and it is also predominantly used in the Japanese language. The name's meaning is 'generous'.

Hiroshi has 11 variant transcriptions. Variation transcriptions include Hiroshea, Hiroshee, Hiroshey, Hiroshie, Hiroshy, Hyroshea, Hyroshee, Hyroshey, Hyroshi, Hyroshie, and Hyroshy.

See also the related categories, generous (benevolent) and japanese.

Hiroshi is an unusual baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1924 with 0.007% of baby boys being given the name Hiroshi. It ranked at #746 then. The baby name has since fallen in popularity, and is of only infrequent use now. Among all boy names in its group, Hiroshi was nonetheless the most widely used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Hiroshi include Harea, Haroko, Haroku, Harrea, Harree, Harukea, Haruki, Harukie, Haruko, Herculi, Herculie, Herculies, Hiraka, Hiroki, Hiroshee, Hiroshey, Hiroshie, Hiroshy, Hrocbea, and Hrsikesa.

† English pronunciation for Hiroshi: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)"