Gender: Unisex
Origin: Japanese
Meaning: Wide island
Pronunciation: heer-uh-shee-muh, /ˌhɪrəˈʃiːmə/, HH IH R OW SH IY M AH
Popularity Rank: #216,721
Hiroshima is a city in japan. It is composed of the kanji characters 広 (hi or hiro) meaning "wide" and 島 (shima) meaning "island". Therefore, Hiroshima can be interpreted as "wide island".
The name Hiroshima is of Japanese origin and means Wide island. It is often used as a Unisex name and is mostly used as a Last Name.
Hiroshima is found in United States of America, Mexico, Malaysia, and 27 more countries.
Phonetic Pronunciation: heer-uh-shee-muh
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /ˌhɪrəˈʃiːmə/
ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: HH IH R OW SH IY M AH
HH: Pronounce as in "he" (HH IY)
IH: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)
R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)
OW: Pronounce as in "go" (G OW)
SH: Pronounce as in "she" (SH IY)
IY: Pronounce as in "see" (S IY)
M: Pronounce as in "man" (M AE N)
AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)
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At NamesLook, the name Hiroshima is recorded 86 times globally, ranking it as the 216,721th most common name worldwide.
Hiroshima is most prevalent in United States of America, with 12 occurrences, making it the 79,924th most popular name in the country.
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