Mitsuhiko as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mitsuhiko

What is the meaning of the name Mitsuhiko ?

The baby name Mitsuhiko is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /mitsɯhiko/ (MEE-tsoo-HEE-koh).

Mitsuhiko is Japanese in Origin.

Mitsuhiko is a Japanese masculine given name combining mitsu (variously 光 “light,” 充/満 “full, ample,” 三 “three,” 貢 “offering,” etc.) with hiko (彦 “boy; princely youth”), an old masculine suffix found in classical names. Common spellings include 光彦 (“radiant boy”), 充彦 (“abundant lad”), and 満彦; it may also be written みつひこ or ミツヒコ. The name’s tone is traditional and refined, with a gentle, luminous nuance when written with 光.

Names ending in -hiko flourished in the late Meiji to mid-Showa eras and saw a mid-century peak; today Mitsuhiko is uncommon for newborns but remains recognizable through figures such as Asami Mitsuhiko (浅見光彦), the sleuth of Kyotaro Nishimura’s mysteries, and Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko (円谷光彦) from Detective Conan. Variants and nicknames include Mitsu and Hiko; alternative romanization is Mitihiko under Kunrei-shiki. Related names sharing -hiko include Yoshihiko, Masahiko, and Norihiko.

⚙ Mitsuhiko is far from common. We count 22 recorded uses of it across 2 countries.