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Namihiko: Meaning & Kanji

夏海彦

なみひこ · ナミヒコ

Gender in this collection
boy
Stored reading
なみひこ (Namihiko)
Written forms recorded
2
Style labels
—
Popularity in this collection
unranked

About Namihiko

Namihiko is a Japanese given name read なみひこ in this collection, recorded with 2 written forms: 夏海彦, and 奈美彦. The characters of 夏海彦 carry the component glosses listed below. They describe the written form rather than a fixed name meaning, because the same reading can be written many different ways. This collection labels it for boy use and notes it as unranked for popularity in this collection's sources.

Written-form notes and labels above come from this collection’s records. They are not a current usage survey or a guarantee of suitability.

Written forms

Kanji variations for Namihiko

夏海彦

Dictionary record

Kanji component glosses

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5166383. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

夏
summer
海
sea, ocean
彦
lad, boy (ancient)

JMnedict documents this spelling-reading pair. KANJIDIC2 supplies the component glosses; they do not prove a combined meaning, popularity, or current naming style.

奈美彦

Dictionary record

Kanji component glosses

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5569729. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

奈
Nara, what?
美
beauty, beautiful
彦
lad, boy (ancient)

JMnedict documents this spelling-reading pair. KANJIDIC2 supplies the component glosses; they do not prove a combined meaning, popularity, or current naming style.

Full-name pairings

Surnames to pair with Namihiko

Reviewed pairings for Namihiko are not yet recorded, so the examples below use frequently requested surnames from this collection. Any given name can precede a Japanese family name.

Related names

Names that share a kanji with Namihiko

Quick answers

Namihiko: questions and answers

How is Namihiko written in kanji?

Namihiko is recorded here as 夏海彦 and 奈美彦, all read なみひこ. Each spelling carries its own character meanings, shown on this page.

Is Namihiko a boy name or a girl name?

In this collection, Namihiko is recorded as a boy name. Japanese unisex names are common, so the same reading may appear in the other gender's registers with different spellings.

What does Namihiko mean?

The sound Namihiko does not have one fixed meaning. Written 夏海彦, its characters carry the glosses 夏 (summer); 海 (sea, ocean); 彦 (lad, boy (ancient)). These describe the written form, not a guaranteed name meaning.

Evidence trail

Sources

Kanji glosses help explain the written form. They are not a claim about the personality or destiny of a person who uses the name. The Jōyō Kanji reference is general character background; it does not verify every personal-name reading or establish popularity. Imported records cite their dictionary sources separately.

  1. JMnedict Japanese Multilingual Named Entity Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JMnedict created 2026-08-01 · Evidence: reading kanji pair · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed 2026-08-01

  2. KANJIDIC2 Kanji Database

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · Evidence: meaning · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed 2026-08-01