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Around the world, Hikaru (光 , Hikaru , ヒカル ) is a widespread largely masculine, but infrequently girly forename. The given name Hikaru is characteristic of China, where it is quite a common dominantly masculine, but uncommonly girly name, Japan, where it is a rare unisex name, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, Hikaru is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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光 | China |
Hikaru | Japan, Brazil, China, United States, Indonesia |
ヒカル | Japan |
هيكارو | Iraq |
Hikaru 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.