Meaning and background
The story behind Haku
Haku has a Spirited Away character association supported by the distributor's account of the stage adaptation. GKIDS explicitly labels an image of Haku and credits Hiroki Miura in the production based on Hayao Miyazaki's film. That establishes the namesake without selecting a Japanese word translation for every Haku. A dog owner may intend the film or stage character, while an unrelated personal-name meaning would need separate evidence and intended writing.
- Association
- Fictional-character association with Haku in Spirited Away. Source
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About Haku
Recorded as a dog’s name
Haku appears in 11 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
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