THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Haruko
Haruko is recorded as a female given name in Tagalog. The source gives a linguistic connection through Japanese, specifically the form はるこ.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /ˈhaɾuko/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˌhaː.ɾʊˈx̠o]Standard-Tagalog
Ha · ru · ko3 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from Japanese はるこ (Haruko).
a female given name from Japanese
Wiktionary: Haruko (Tagalog) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
EnglishEtymology & source
Borrowed from Japanese はるこ (Haruko).
A female given name from Japanese.
Wiktionary: Haruko (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Haruko in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Haruko
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Hanako♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Harun♂Arabic form: هَارُون
- Hatsuko♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Teruko♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Halun·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Haraya♂♀Imagination
- Hardy·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Harieto·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Haruko?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Haruko further
Follow the sources
- Wiktionary contributors — Haruko (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Haruko (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.