What's in a name, you ask? Well, first off, Sakaki Haruto is written in kanji as 榊 晴人 (see above image). His surname, "Sakaki" (榊), is a type of tree. The sakaki tree (Cleyera japonica) is a type of flowering evergreen tree located in especially warm areas of Japan. It's a plant sacred to Shinto, one of Japan's mainstream religions. His given name, "Haruto", is a popular name in Japan, and is broken up into two characters (晴 and 人). The first character (晴) means "clear weather", while the second (人) means "a person" or "individual". It should be noted that his given name can be written several different ways, but 晴人 is the correct one.