THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Hiroko
Hiroko is recorded as a female given name in Tagalog. The source gives a linguistic connection through Japanese, specifically the form ひろこ.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /hiˈɾoko/Standard-Tagalog
- [hɪˈɾoː.x̠o]Standard-Tagalog
Hi · ro · 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 ひろこ (Hiroko).
a female given name from Japanese
Wiktionary: Hiroko (Tagalog) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
EnglishEtymology & source
Borrowed from Japanese ひろこ (Hiroko).
A female given name from Japanese.
Wiktionary: Hiroko (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
Hiroko 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 →
Similar names to Hiroko
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
- Chiyoko♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Hiro♂♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Kiyoko♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Hideo♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Hiram·Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Hiraya♂♀Imagination; a variant of haraya
- Kyoko♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Motoko♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Hiroko?
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Follow the sources
- Wiktionary contributors — Hiroko (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Hiroko (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.