Hime: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Princess
Origin
Japanese
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
HEE-may

Hime is a Japanese girl's name meaning “princess”. It appears in our list of 175+ Japanese Baby Girl Names With Beautiful Kanji Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Hime

Meaning: Princess.

Origin: Japanese.

How to Pronounce Hime

HEE-mayIPA /ˈhiːmeɪ/

Popularity of Hime

Hime 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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