Fumitaka as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Fumitaka

What is the meaning of the name Fumitaka ?

The baby name Fumitaka is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'hiragana': 'ふみたか', 'katakana': 'フミタカ', 'romaji': 'Fumitaka', 'approx_english': 'foo-mee-tah-kah', 'IPA': '/fɯ.mi.ta.ka/'}.

Fumitaka is Japanese in Origin.

Fumitaka is a masculine Japanese given name whose meaning depends on the kanji. The first element fumi is commonly written 文 “writing, letters; literature,” 史 “history,” or 郁 “fragrance; cultured refinement,” while taka often appears as 高 “tall; eminent,” 隆 “prosperity; elevation,” 貴 “noble; precious,” 鷹 “hawk,” or 嵩 “lofty.” Typical pairings include 文隆, 文貴, 文高, 史隆, 史高, 郁隆, 文鷹, and 文嵩, yielding senses such as “elevated learning,” “noble letters,” or “lofty scholarship.”

Used throughout the 20th century, the name aligns with modern-era Japanese preferences for virtue-and-aspiration compounds and is now less common among newborns while remaining familiar. Spellings in kana are ふみたか (hiragana) and フミタカ (katakana). Romanization follows Hepburn as Fumitaka; Humitaka appears under Kunrei/Nihon systems. Diminutives include Fumi and Taka. Because the kanji are flexible, families choose characters to emphasize scholarship, integrity, or high standing.