Meaning and background
The story behind Hiroshi
Hiroshi is an established Japanese masculine name that can be written with several individual kanji. One form, 寛, has associations with tolerance and generosity, while 浩 has a documented prosperous sense. Other characters can produce the same reading. In Japanese it has three morae, and it should not be translated from its roman letters alone when the original written form is unknown.
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About Hiroshi
Recorded as a dog’s name
Hiroshi appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2023 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/hɪɹoʊʃi/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/hɪɹoʊʃi/ · primary stress on syllable 2HH IH0 R OW1 SH IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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