Akinori

Akinori
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Akinori (written: 聡徳, 昭徳, 昭典, 明徳, 明憲. 明訓, 明紀, 晃教, 晶則 or 彰規) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Asashōryū Akinori (朝青龍 明徳) (born 1980), Mongolian sumo wrestler
• Akinori Eto (江渡 聡徳) (born 1955), Japanese politician
• Akinori Iwamura (岩村 明憲) (born 1979), Japanese baseball player
• Akinori Kosaka (小阪 昭典) (born 1975), Japanese footballer
• Akinori Mikami (三上 明紀) (born 1969), Japanese footballer
• Akinori Nakagawa (中川 晃教) (born 1982), Japanese singer-songwriter and actor
• Akinori Nakanishi (仲西 昭徳) (born 1954), Japanese automobile designer
• Akinori Nakayama (中山 彰規) (born 1943), Japanese gymnast
• Akinori Nishizawa (西澤 明訓) (born 1976), Japanese footballer
• Akinori Otsuka (大塚 晶則) (born 1972), Japanese baseball player
• Akinori Yonezawa (米澤 明憲) (born 1947), Japanese computer scientist