Hanako

Hanako Meaning & Origin

About Hanako
The name "Hanako" is of Japanese origin and is commonly given to girls. It is composed of two kanji characters: "hana" meaning "flower" and "ko" meaning "child." Therefore, the name Hanako can be interpreted as "flower child" or "child of flowers." It carries a sense of beauty, delicacy, and innocence, reflecting the significance of flowers in Japanese culture and the desire for a child to grow and blossom like a flower.

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Hanako are female.

Hanako Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has increased by 40% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HNK
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H05020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AE1 N AH0 K OW0
🌐 IPA
/hanako*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hanako in Braille

Here's how to represent Hanako in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Hanako in braille

How to Spell the Name Hanako in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Hanako using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hanako in sign language

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