Hi: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Hi – Meaning: Exalted brother – Origin: Hebrew – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: HEE


Hi is a Hebrew boy's name meaning “Exalted brother”. It appears in our list of 175+ Baby Names That Mean Fire — Fierce, Passionate, and Unforgettable.

Meaning & Origin of Hi

Meaning: Exalted brother.

Origin: Hebrew.

A common claim: Sun, fire Actually: While 'hi' is a Japanese vocabulary word for fire or sun, as an established given name Hi is an English short form of Hiram.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Hi

Phonetic: HEE   IPA: /hiː/

Popularity of Hi

Hi doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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