Haru (given name)

Haru

Gender	Unisex, predominantly male
Language(s)	Japanese
Origin
Word/name	Japan
Meaning	Sunshine; springtime
Other names
Alternative spelling	はる ハル
Related names	Haruna, Haruka, Haruko, Harika

Haru (はる, ハル) is a unisex Japanese given name.

Written forms

The meaning varies depending on the kanji used to write it. Several written forms include:

• 春— Springtime
• 陽— Sun, sunlight
• 晴— Clear, sunny
• 治 — Reign

People

• Haru (Chikurin-in), Sanada Yukimura's wife
• Haru (actress) (born 1991, 波瑠), Japanese actress
• Haru Asada (浅田 春; 1882–1902), Japanese concubine of Sun Yat-sen
• Haru Kobayashi (1900–2005, ハル), Japanese musician
• Haru Kuroki (born 1990, 華), Japanese actress
• Haru Nemuri (春 ねむり; born 1995), Japanese singer, songwriter, and "poetry rapper"
• Haru Nishioka (西岡 ハル; 1905–1983), Japanese businessman and politician
• Haru Nomura (野村 敏京; born 1992), Japanese female professional golfer
• Haru M. Reischauer (1915–1998, ハル), Japanese writer
• Toshio Haru (波留 敏夫; born 1970), Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder
• Haru Wazaki (和崎 ハル; 1885–1952), Japanese politician

Fictional characters

• Haru, a Mii character from Nintendo Wii
• Haru, a main character from My Roommate is a Cat
• Haru, a main character from Beastars
• Haru, a character from Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Haru, a main character from Extraordinary You
• Haru Glory, the main character from Rave Master
• Haru Midorikawa, character from Smile PreCure! (known as Harriet Swanson in English)
• Haru Miura, a major character from Reborn!
• Haru Okumura, a major character from Persona 5
• Haru Sagara, a character from Tokyo Debunker
• Haru Shinkai, a character from Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters
• Haru Suzuki, a character from ONE NIGHT, HOT SPRINGS and A YEAR OF SPRINGS
• Haru Urara, a character from Umamusume: Pretty Derby
• Haru Yoshida, a main character from My Little Monster

See also

• Haru (disambiguation)