Takahiro as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Takahiro

What is the meaning of the name Takahiro ?

The baby name Takahiro is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced TAH-kah-HEE-roh (Japanese IPA: /ta.ka.hi.ɾo/).

Takahiro is Japanese in Origin.

Takahiro is a Japanese masculine given name, pronounced tah-kah-hee-roh. Its meaning depends on the kanji chosen, typically pairing taka (“high, noble, elevated”) with hiro (“wide, broad, generous, abundant”). Common spellings include 高広 (“high, wide”), 貴弘 (“precious, expansive”), 隆博 (“prosperous, learned”), and 貴浩 (“noble, abundant”), among many others. It may also be written in hiragana (たかひろ) or katakana (タカヒロ).

Use rose steadily in postwar Japan and was especially popular for boys from the late 1970s through the 1990s, a period when virtue-laden, two-mora + two-mora names were fashionable. The name remains familiar today, borne by various entertainers and athletes. Nicknames Taka and Hiro are common, and the element order can appear in the related name Hirotaka. Romanized as Takahiro under Hepburn, it has no direct Western equivalent but conveys admired qualities such as dignity, breadth of mind, and generosity.