Haru (given name)

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

Possible writings
The meaning varies depending on the kanji used to write it. Several written forms include:
 * 春 &mdash; Springtime
 * 陽 &mdash; Sun, sunlight
 * 晴 &mdash; Clear, sunny
 * 治 &mdash; Reign

People

 * Haru (Chikurin-in), Sanada Yukimura's wife
 * Haru (actress) (born 1991, 波瑠), Japanese actress
 * Haru Asada (浅田 春), 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), Japanese singer, songwriter, and "poetry rapper"
 * Haru Nishioka (西岡 ハル), Japanese businessman and politician
 * Haru Nomura (野村 敏京), Japanese female professional golfer
 * Haru M. Reischauer (1915–1998, ハル), Japanese writer
 * Toshio Haru (波留 敏夫), Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder
 * Haru Wazaki (和崎 ハル), 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 Katou, main character from The Millionaire Detective : Balance Unlimited
 * 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 Shinkai, a character from Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters
 * Haru Yoshida, a main character from My Little Monster