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Name Origin

Hironobu is a Japanese masculine given name. It is composed of two kanji: 'hiro' (広) meaning 'wide', 'expansive', or 'generous' and 'nobu' (信) meaning 'trust', 'faith', or 'belief'. Therefore, Hironobu can be interpreted as 'widely trusted', 'broad faith', or 'generous belief.'

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Famous People

Hironobu Sakaguchi (1962-)

Video game designer, producer

  • Created the Final Fantasy series
  • Key figure in Square Enix (formerly Squaresoft)