Hokkaido

[hɒkˈkaɪ.doʊ]

Meaning

English name of the second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo

Background Story

Hokkaido is the English name of the second largest and northernmost of Japan's four main islands, whose capital is Sapporo. The island was formerly known as Ezo, Ezochi and Ezogashima, and was renamed Hokkaido in 1869 following the Meiji Restoration. The word is also a noun for a breed of dog originating from Japan that resembles a spitz dog breed.

Temperament

Cool

Gender

Unisex

Language

Japanese

Name Start With

H

Letter Count

8 Letters