THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Hisashi
Hisashi is recorded as a male given name in Tagalog. The source gives a linguistic connection through Japanese, specifically the form ひさし.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /hiˈsaʃi/Standard-Tagalog
- [hɪˈsaː.ʃɪ]Standard-Tagalog
- /hiˈsasji/no palatal assimilation
- [hɪˈsas.jɪ]no palatal assimilation
Hi · sa · shi3 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 Hepburn romaji of Japanese ひさし (Hisashi).
a male given name from Japanese
Wiktionary: Hisashi (Tagalog) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
EnglishEtymology & source
Borrowed from Japanese ひさし (Hisashi).
A male given name from Japanese.
Wiktionary: Hisashi (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
Hisashi 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 Hisashi
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
- Hiyas♂♀Jewel; something highly valued
- Hiyasmin·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Hilaria♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Hilario♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Hiram·Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Hiraya♂♀Imagination; a variant of haraya
- Satoshi♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Abdurashi·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Hisashi?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Hisashi further
Follow the sources
- Wiktionary contributors — Hisashi (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Hisashi (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.