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Name Hiroya
Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 博也, 弘也, 浩哉, 寛也, 大也, 碩哉
Pronounced Pron. HEE-ṘO-YAH
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

From Japanese 大 (hiro) meaning "big, great" or 博 (hiro) meaning "command, esteem" and 也 (ya) meaning "to be, also and too". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

A famous bearer is Hiroya Shimamoto, a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Central League.
Added 12/15/2015 by cutenose