Mahiro

Japanese unisex given name

MahiroGender| Unisex (usually female)

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Language(s)| Japanese
Origin
Word/name| Japan
Meaning| Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Variant form(s)| Female: 151[1]
Male: 117[2]
Nickname(s)| Ma-chan(まーちゃん)[3]
Hirochan(ひろちゃん)[3]
Mahiron(まひろん)[3]
Related names| Mashiro

Mahiro (まひろ) is a unisex Japanese given name.[3][4]

## Meaning

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When used as a name, the Kana writing まひろ is the standard reading of Mahiro. While this name is usually applied to females, it has also been used as a unisex.[4] The phonetic is written the same for both sexes and has no inherent meaning.[3] For other kanji variant forms the first sound in Mahiro is "Ma". Sounds starting with "Ma" often have meanings that evoke kindness and tolerance.[1][2] Mahiro can be written in dozens of different ways that individually exceed 100 for both sexes. Unique readings which are probable guesses are then split off from the larger group. For example, as a boy's name Mahiro has an extended list from one source that includes at least 117 syllabaries of which 12 are unique.[2]

## People

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* Mahiro Maeda (前田 真宏, born 1963), Japanese anime director
* Mahiro Takasugi (高杉 真宙, born 1996), Japanese actor
* Mahiro Takano (高野万優, born 2006), Japanese karate practitioner

## Fictional characters

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* Mahiro Fuwa (不破 真広), protagonist of the manga series Zetsuen no Tempest
* Mahiro Yasaka (八坂 真尋), protagonist of the light novel series Haiyore! Nyaruko-san
* Mahiro Oyama (緒山 真尋, aka "緒山 まひろ"), protagonist of the manga series Onimai

## References

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1. ^ a b "まひろ (girl)". Nanedic.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 27, 2024.
2. ^ a b c "まひろ (boy)". Nanedic.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 27, 2024.
3. ^ a b c d e "Mahiro (girl)". Japanese Names Info. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
4. ^ a b "Mahiro (boy)". Japanese Names Info. Retrieved September 27, 2024.

## External links

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* Baby naming guide

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