Forename 光

Worldwide, 光 (光 , Hikaru , 광 ) is a widespread largely masculine, but infrequently girly first name. The first name 光 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is quite a common dominantly male, but seldom feminine name, Japan, where it is a rare epicene name, and South Korea, where it is a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in China, Japan, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, 光 is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name 光

name ヒカル, name 徹, name 晟, name 昭良, name Hikaru, name 公, name 旦, name 亮, name 哲, name 彰良, name Gwang, name 啓, name 啟, name 晄, name Guang, name Akira, name Hikari, name こう, name 明良, name 斌, name 昶, name Kwong, name Guan, name 光, name 明, name アキラ, name 智, name Акира, name 彬良, name Kwang, name Sheng, name 朗, name 亞基拉, name Акіра, name 暁, name 昭, name 亨, name 周, name 旭, name أكيرا, name 憲, name 旻, name 享, name Kuan, name 叡, name 晃, name 晶, name 彰, name 昌, name Кван, name 启, name 광, name グァン

VARIANT	COUNTRY
光	China
Hikaru	China, Japan, Indonesia, United States, Brazil
광	South Korea

First names said to be same

Akira, Guan, Guang, Gwang, Hikari, Kuan, Kwang, Kwong, Sheng, Акира, Акіра, Кван, أكيرا, こう, アキラ, グァン, ヒカル, 亞基拉, 亨, 享, 亮, 公, 叡, 启, 周, 哲, 啓, 啟, 彬良, 彰, 彰良, 徹, 憲, 斌, 旦, 旭, 旻, 昌, 明, 明良, 昭, 昭良, 昶, 晃, 晄, 晟, 晶, 智, 暁, 朗,

First name 光 in the context

光 is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hikaru Sulu , the fictional character from Star Trek, Star Trek: The Original Series; Hikaru Genji , the protagonist in Heian Chinese tale "The Tale of Genji"; Hikaru Gosunkugi , the fictional character from Ranma ½; Hikaru Shidou , the fictional character from Magic Knight Rayearth and Hikaru Hoshina , the fictional character from Star☆Twinkle PreCure, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	司馬光 Chinese politician, writer and historian of the Northern Song dynasty (1019-1086), CN (b. 1019)
	林光 CN (b. 1439)
	白光 Chinese actor and singer (1921-1999), CN (b. 1921)
	楊光 Hong Kong trade unionist, CN (b. 1926)
	曾光 Chinese epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CN (b. 1946)
	潘光 Chinese academic, CN (b. 1947)
	太田光 Japanese comedian, JP (b. 1965)
	山下光 political scientist in Japan, JP (b. 1971)
	宋光 CN (b. 1915)
	谢光 Chinese politician (b. 1929)
	潘光 Taiwanese sports shooter, TW (b. 1939)
	堂元光 Japanese journalist, JP (b. 1951)
	高木光 Japanese lawyer, JP (b. 1954)
	出口光 Japanese psychologist, JP (b. 1955)
	许光 Chinese politician, CN (b. 1960)