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I have a question on the name Hinata. This website gives the meaning for this name as from the origins of "sunflower, or "facing the sun." In other places, the name meaning for this name is given as "sunny place." Is "sunny place" the actual meaning or should we attribute this name meaning more towards what is given on this website? Or are the meanings given from both places essentially meaning the same thing?
I don't know Japanese, but I was told that "Hinawari" is the name that means "sunflower." I am a bit confused on this subject, so some more expert opinion on this subject would be great.
"But blessed is he who after death can approach the Lord and find friendship in the Father's embrace" -somewhere in Beowulf?
-Amy Lee
I have a question on the name Hinata. This website gives the meaning for this name as from the origins of "sunflower, or "facing the sun." In other places, the name meaning for this name is given as "sunny place." Is "sunny place" the actual meaning or should we attribute this name meaning more towards what is given on this website? Or are the meanings given from both places essentially meaning the same thing?
I don't know Japanese, but I was told that "Hinawari" is the name that means "sunflower." I am a bit confused on this subject, so some more expert opinion on this subject would be great.
"But blessed is he who after death can approach the Lord and find friendship in the Father's embrace" -somewhere in Beowulf?
-Amy Lee
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It is confusing because in Japanese, the same kanji (characters) can be pronounced more than one way, and the same name can be written with different kanji and thus have different meanings.
The vocabulary word for "sunflower" is "himawari" (not "hinawari") written either 日回り or 向日葵.
The last two kanji above, 日葵, can be pronounced "Hinata" as a given name and this also has the meaning of "sunflower." But there are more than 80 other ways to write the name Hinata. To pick just a few at random:
日向 "sunny place"
陽向 "facing the sun"
日菜多 "sun and many plants"
妃南 "southern princess"
日暖 "warm sun"
So, it is entirely likely that two girls could be named Hinata, but the name of one would mean "sunflower" and the other, "sunny place." It is beyond the scope of this site to list every possible kanji for each Japanese name, but 日葵 "sunflower" is one of the more common ways to write Hinata. Most common of all is ひなた, which is hiragana (Japanese phonetic script) and has no particular "meaning."
By the way, Hina and Hinata have been two of the most popular names for baby girls in Japan for several years.
The vocabulary word for "sunflower" is "himawari" (not "hinawari") written either 日回り or 向日葵.
The last two kanji above, 日葵, can be pronounced "Hinata" as a given name and this also has the meaning of "sunflower." But there are more than 80 other ways to write the name Hinata. To pick just a few at random:
日向 "sunny place"
陽向 "facing the sun"
日菜多 "sun and many plants"
妃南 "southern princess"
日暖 "warm sun"
So, it is entirely likely that two girls could be named Hinata, but the name of one would mean "sunflower" and the other, "sunny place." It is beyond the scope of this site to list every possible kanji for each Japanese name, but 日葵 "sunflower" is one of the more common ways to write Hinata. Most common of all is ひなた, which is hiragana (Japanese phonetic script) and has no particular "meaning."
By the way, Hina and Hinata have been two of the most popular names for baby girls in Japan for several years.
This message was edited 3/1/2010, 7:06 AM
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Thank you so much for this! It has been helpful.
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