Pronunciation | (HEE-toh-mee) |
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Gender | Feminine |
Language(s) | Japanese |
Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | 瞳 pupil of the eye 智 wisdom, intellect 美beautiful although it can have different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Region of origin | Japan |
Hitomi (ヒトミ, ひとみ) is a feminine Japanese given name. It is often written with the single kanji 瞳 (Japanese for eye) or the two kanji 仁美. It can also come from 智 (hito) meaning "wisdom, intellect" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Individuals may alternatively write the name using the hiragana as ひとみ. The singer hitomi writes her stage name using the Latin alphabet.