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Hirada Japanese
Variant of Hirata.

Hiraga Japanese

Hiraga 平賀, ひらが Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate".

Hiragai Japanese

Hiragaya Japanese

Hiraguchi 平口, ひらぐち Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Hirahara Japanese

Hirai 平井 Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 井 (i) meaning "well".

Hiraiwa 平岩, ひらいわ Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".

Hiraizumi Japanese
Hira means "peace, even, level" and izumi means "spring, fountain".

Hirakawa 平川 Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Hiraki Japanese
Hira means "peace, even, level" and ki means "tree, wood".

Hirama Japanese

Hirami 平見 Japanese
From 平 (hira) meaning "peace, flat, even" and 見 (mi) meaning "see, view, perspective, outlook".

Hiramitsu 平光 Japanese
Means "flat light" in Japanese.

Hiramoto Japanese
Hira means "peace" and moto means "origin".

Hiramoto 平本, ひらもと Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Hiranaka Japanese
Hira means "peace, even, level" and naka means "middle".

Hiranuma 平沼 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 平 (hira, "flat; ordinary; low-ranking person") and 沼 (numa, "swamp, bog"), thus "flat swamp".

Hirao Japanese

Hirao 平尾, ひらお Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".

Hiraoji Japanese

Hiraoka Japanese

Hiraoka 平岡, ひらおか Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Hirasaka Japanese
Hira means "peace" and saka means "hill, slope".

Hirasaki Japanese

Hirasawa 平沢, 平澤 Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 沢, 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Hirashima 平島, 平嶋, 平嶌 Japanese
From the Japanese 平 (hira) "peace" and 島, 嶋 or 嶌 (shima) "island."

Hiratani Japanese
Hira means "level, peace" and tani means "valley".

Hiratsuka 平塚, ひらつか Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Hiraya Japanese

Hirayama 平山 Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Hirayanagi Japanese

Hiroda Japanese

Hirogawa Japanese
Variant of Hirokawa.

Hirohata Japanese

Hiroi 廣井, 広井 Japanese
From the Japanese 廣 or 広 (hiro) "wide" and 井 (i) "well."

Hirokawa 広川, 廣川, ヒロカワ Japanese
From Japanese 広 or 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Hiromasa Japanese
Hito means "wide, broad, large" and masa means "".

Hiromi 広海, 廣海, 広見, 廣見, ヒロミ Japanese (Rare)
From the stem of adjective 広い/廣い (hiroi), meaning "spacious, vast, wide," combined with either 海 (mi), shortened from umi meaning "sea, ocean," or 見 (mi) meaning "looking, viewing."... [more]

Hironaka Japanese

Hirono 広野 Japanese
From Japanese 広 (hiro) meaning "wide, broad, spacious" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Hirosawa Japanese
Hiro means "broad, spacious, wide" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Hirose 広瀬, 廣瀬 Japanese
From Japanese 広 or 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Hiroshima Japanese (Rare)
Hiro means "widespread,broad","generous","prosperous" depending on kanji used. Shima means "Island" the same as "jima" does. So this surname rather mean "Prosperous Island"or "Broad Island"."Generous Island" might be possible,but it's not likely used for the last name the same as it is for the given name, Hiro.

Hirosue Japanese

Hirota 廣田, 広田, 弘田 Japanese
From Japanese 廣, 広 or 弘 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Hiroto Japanese
From the given name Hiroto.

Hirouchi Japanese

Hirowatari Japanese
Hiro means "wide, broad, spacious" and watari means "ferry, cross, import, deliver".

Hiroyasu Japanese
Hiro means "broad, wide, spacious" and yasu means "cheap, peace, relax".

Hirozawa Japanese
Variant of Hirosawa.

Hirukawa 蛭川, ひるかわ Japanese
From Japanese 蛭 (hiru) meaning "leech" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Hiruma 蛭間 Japanese
From the Japanese 蛭 (hiru) "leech" and 間 (ma) "pause."

Hiruta 蛭田, ひるた Japanese
From Japanese 蛭 (hiru) meaning "leech" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Hisada 久田, ひさだ Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Hisaeda 久枝, ひさえだ Japanese
From Japanese 久枝 (Hisaeda) meaning "Hisaeda", a former area in the former district of Wake in the former Japanese province of Iyo in parts of present-day Ehime, Japan.

Hisagae 久枝, ひさがえ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 久枝 (see Hisaeda).

Hisagawa Japanese
Variant of Hisakawa.

Hisaishi Japanese
Hisa means "long time ago, lasting" and ishi means "stone".

Hisaka Japanese
Hi can mean "Japanese cypress" or "scarlet, dark red" and saka means "slope, hill".

Hisamaru Japanese
Hisa means "long time, long time ago, longetivity" and maru means "circle, round".

Hisamatsu 久松 Japanese
Hisa (久) means "long ago, everlasting" and matsu (松) means "pine".

Hisamoto 久本 Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Hisamura 久村, ひさむら Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Hisanaga 久永, ひさなが Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".

Hisano Japanese
Hisa means "long time ago, everlasting" and no means "field, rice paddy".

Hisatomi Japanese
Hisa means "long time ago" and tomi means "wealth, abundance".

Hisatomi 久富, 久冨, ひさとみ Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 富 or 冨 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance".

Hisayuto 久優斗, 久悠斗, 久悠人, 久悠翔, 久優翔 Japanese
From 久 (hisa) meaning “long time, long time ago”, combined with 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" and 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 人 (to) meaning "person" or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly".

Hisazome 久染, ひさぞめ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time" and 染 (zome), the joining continuative form of 染める (someru) meaning "to dye", referring to the process of dying for a long time.

Hishida 菱田 Japanese
From 菱 (hishi, ryou) meaning "diamond (shape), water chestnut, caltrop, rhombus" and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Hishikawa 菱川 Japanese
From 菱 (hishi, ryou) meaning "diamond (shape), rhombus, water chestnut, caltrop" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".

Hita 日田 Japanese
Possibly from 日 (hi) meaning "sun" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".

Hitarashi 浸らし Japanese
From Japanese "浸" (hita) meaning immersion and "らし" (rashi) meaning likelihood

Hitokiri Japanese
A notable bearer is the author Gentatsu Hitokiri.

Hitomi Japanese
Hito means "person" and mi means "see, viewpoint, mindset".

Hitora 人羅 Japanese
From 人 (hito) means "person, human, individual" and 羅 (ra) means "thin silk fabric, net, gauze, Romania".

Hitoshi Japanese

Hitotose Japanese (Rare)
This surname consists of the kanji that reads "spring, summer, autumn, and winter" in that order.

Hitotsuyanagi 一柳 Japanese (Rare)
一 (Hitotsu) means "one" and 柳 (Yanagi) means "willow".

Hitsuji Japanese

Hiwatashi Japanese

Hiwatori Japanese

Hiyama 檜山, 桧山 Japanese
From Japanese 檜, 桧 (hi) meaning "Japanese cypress" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Ho 何, ほ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).

Hogaki Japanese
Variant of Hokaki.

Hojo 北條, 北条 Japanese
Variant transcription of Houjou.

Hokaatari 外当, 外當, ほかあたり Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 外 (hoka) meaning "other; rest" and 当 (atari), from 当たり (atari) meaning "hit; winning".... [more]

Hokada Japanese

Hokino Japanese
Hoki means "paulownia" and no means "field, plain".

Hokinoue Japanese (Rare)
Hoki means "cave, grotto, den", no means "of, therefore", and ue means "upper, top, above". ... [more]

Hokita 洞田 Japanese
From 洞 (hoki) meaning "paulownia" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, plain, field".

Hokudori Japanese

Hokue Japanese (Rare)

Hokusai Japanese

Hokuseihō Japanese

Homma 本間 Japanese
From 本 (hon, moto) meaning "origin, source, root" and 間 (ma) meaning "pause, between, while".

Homura 保村, 甫村, 穂村, ホムラ Japanese
This surname is used as 保村, 甫村 or 穂村 with 保 (ho, hou, tamo.tsu) meaning "guarantee, keep, preserve, protect, support, sustain", 甫 (fu, ho, haji.mete, suke) meaning "for the first time, not until", 穂 (sui, ho) meaning "crest (of wave), ear, ear (of grain), head" and 村 (son, mura) meaning "town, village."... [more]

Hongo Japanese

Honjo Japanese

Honjo 本庄, ほんじょう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 本庄 (see Honjō).

Honjō 本庄, ほんじょう Japanese
From Japanese 本 (hon) meaning "root, origin, source" and 庄 (shō) meaning "manor, villa".

Honjou Japanese

Honkura ホンクラ, 本蔵, 本藏 Japanese
From 本 (hon) meaning "origin, root, source" and 藏 or 蔵 (kura) meaning "granary, cellar, warehouse, storehouse, to stock, to put up".

Honma 本間 Japanese
From Japanese 本 (hon) meaning "root, origin, source" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".

Honoki ホノキ, 朴木 Japanese
From 朴 (ho) meaning "magnolia", の (no), an invisible possessive particle, and 木 (ki) meaning "wood, tree".

Honoo Japanese
Means "flame" in Japanese.

Honten Japanese

Hori 堀, ほり Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal".

Horiba 堀場, ほりば Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 場 (ba) meaning "place, situation, circumstances".

Horibe Japanese

Horie 堀江, ほりえ Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, river, inlet".

Horigome 掘米 Japanese
掘 (Hori) means "moat" and 米 (gome) means "rice, America". ... [more]

Horiguchi 堀口, ほりぐち Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Horii 堀井, ほりい Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Horikawa 堀川, 堀河, ほりかわ Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".

Horikiri Japanese
Hori means "moat, canal" and kiri means "paulownia".

Horikita Japanese (Rare)
Hori ("Moat"),this can also be used: Ho ("Protect") + Ri ("Benefit,Profit,Gain") + Kita ("North").

Horikoshi 堀越 Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "moat" and 越 (koshi) meaning "across".

Horimiya Japanese
Hori means "moat, canal" and miya means "shrine, temple".

Horimoto Japanese

Horino Japanese
Hori means "Moat" and No means "Field, Wilderness."

Horinoue Japanese

Horio Japanese
Hori means "ditch, canal, moat" and o means "tail".

Horio 堀尾, ほりお Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end".

Horisawa Japanese
Hori means "canal, moat" and sawa means "swamp, marsh, wetland".

Horiuchi Japanese

Horiuchi 堀内, ほりうち Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Hosaka 保坂 Japanese
From Japanese 保 (ho) meaning "protect" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".

Hoshi 星 Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star".

Hoshiba Japanese

Hoshii 星井, ほしい Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star, spot" combined with 井 (i) meaning "well, town".

Hoshikawa 星川, ほしかわ Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Hoshimiya 星宮, ほしみや Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Hoshimura 星村, ほしむら Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Hoshina 保科, 星奈 Japanese
It can be spelled with 星 (hoshi) meaning "star, mark, dot" and 奈 (na) meaning "name, noted, distinguished, reputation", or 保 (ho) meaning "protect", combined with 科 (shina, ka) meaning "department, technology".

Hoshinoue Japanese

Hoshiro 保城, ほうしろ, ほしろ Japanese
保城 or HOSHIRO would translate to "Castle of Protection"

Hoshisaki Japanese
Hoshi means "star" and saki means "promontory, cape, peninsula".

Hoshiyasu 星安, ほしやす Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium".

Hoshizaki Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Hoshisaki.... [more]

Hoshizora 星空 Japanese (Rare)
Hoshi (星) means "star", sora/zora (空) means "sky", this name literally means "starry sky". Sora changes to zora due to rendaku

Hoshizuki 星月 Japanese
From 星 (hoshi) meaning "star, dot" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon, month".

Hosoda 細田, ほそだ Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "fine, narrow, thin, fine, slender" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Hosodaki 細滝 Japanese (Rare)
Hoso (細) means "fine/thin", Daki (滝) means "waterfall". Daki is a variant of Taki and it changed the T to D due to rendaku. See also Hosotaki

Hosodera Japanese
Variant of Hosotera.

Hosogai Japanese
Variant of Hosotani.

Hosogawa Japanese
Variant of Hosokawa.

Hosogaya Japanese
Variant of Hosotani.

Hosoh Japanese

Hosoi 細井, ほそい Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "narrow, thin, fine, slender" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Hosoiri 細入 Japanese
From 細 (hoso) meaning "fine, thin, narrow, slender" and 入 (iri) meaning "entry, input".

Hosokawa 細川 Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "thin, fine, slender" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Hosoki Japanese

Hosomi Japanese
Hoso means "thin, narrow, slender, fine" and no means "viewpoint, outlook".

Hosomiya Japanese
Hoso means "thin, slender, narrow, fine" and miya means "shrine, palace, temple".

Hosonishi Japanese
Hoso means "slender, narrow, thin, fine" and nishi means "west".

Hosono Japanese

Hosono 細野, ほその Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "thin, fine, slender" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Hosonuma Japanese
Hoso means "thin, fine, narrow, slender" numa means "swamp".

Hosoo 細尾 Japanese
From the Japanese 細 (hoso) "narrow" and 尾 (o) "tail."

Hososaki Japanese
Hoso means "thin, fine, narrow, slender" "cape, peninsula, promontory".

Hosota Japanese

Hosotaki 細滝 Japanese (Rare)
Hoso (細) means "fine/thin", Taki (滝) means "waterfall". Sometimes Taki changes to Daki due to rendaku. See also Hosodaki

Hosotani Japanese
Hoso means "thin, fine slender narrow" and tani means "valley".

Hosotera Japanese
Hoso means "fine, thin, slender, narrow" and tera means "temple".

Hosoya 細谷, ほそや Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "thin, narrow, fine, slender" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Hosoyama Japanese
Hoso means "thin, slender, fine, narrow" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Hosozaki Japanese
Variant of Hososaki.

Hota Japanese

Hotei 布袋 Japanese, Japanese Mythology
This surname literally means "cloth bag". It is spelled with 布 (ho, fu, furu) meaning "linen, cloth, rag, fabric" and 袋 (tei, dai, fukuru, bukuru) meaning "bag, sack, pouch".... [more]

Hotohara 蛍原 Japanese
From 蛍 (hoto, hotaru) meaning "firefly" and 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".

Hotta Japanese

Houjou 北條, 北条 Japanese
From Japanese 北 (hou) meaning "north" and 條 or 条 (jou) meaning "article".

Hoyama Japanese

Hozumi Japanese

Hozumi 八朔, ほずみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八朔 (see Hassaku).

Hyakkoku Japanese

Hyakutake Japanese

Hyōdō 兵藤, ひょうどう Japanese
From Japanese 兵 (hyō) meaning "soldier" and 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria".

Hyodo 兵藤 Japanese
兵 (soldier), 藤 (wisteria)

Hyodo 兵藤, ひょうどう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 兵藤 (see Hyōdō).