Nao (given name)
| Nao | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | many different meanings depending on the kanji used |
| Other names | |
| Related names |
Naoko Naomi |
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Nao (なお, ナオ) is a common feminine Japanese given name which is occasionally used by men. It is also a short name for Naoko, Naomi, Naoto, etc.
Possible writings
Nao can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
- 直, "honest"
- 尚, "esteem"
- 奈緒, "Nara, cord"
- 菜緒, "greens, cord"
- 奈央, "Nara, center"
The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
People
- Nao (ナオ), a drummer from Visual Kei band Alice Nine
- Nao (born 1985), Japanese singer and former lead singer of the band fripSide
- Nao Furuhata (奈和, born 1996), member of the girl group SKE48
- Nao Kawakita (奈緒, born 1975), drummer and backup vocalist of Japanese rock band Maximum the Hormone
- Nao Kodaira (奈緒, born 1986), Japanese Olympic long-track speed skater
- Nao Matsushita (奈緒, born 1985), Japanese actress and pianist
- Nao Nagasawa (奈央, born 1984), Japanese actress, singer and model
- Nao Oikawa (奈央, born 1981), Japanese AV idol and tarento
- Nao Ōmori (南朋, born 1972), Japanese actor
- Nao Saejima (奈緒, 1968–2013), Japanese AV idol
- Nao Takamori (奈緒, born 1973), Japanese voice idol
- Nao Takasugi (1922–2009), Japanese-American politician
- Nao Tōyama (奈央, born), a Japanese pop solo artist and former leader of Buzy
- Nao Yazawa (直), Japanese manga artist
Characters
- Nao, a character in the manga series Inu Neko Jump!
- Nao Chikura (名央), a character in the manga series Hatsukoi Limited
- Nao Iihara, a character from the eroge series Boin and Resort Boin
- Nao Kanzaki (ナオ), the main protagonist in the manga and live actions series, Liar Game
- Nao Makinoha (奈緒), a character from the shōnen fantasy manga Midori No Hibi
- Nao Mariota Pryderi, a female character in the mmorpg Mabinogi
- Nao Midorikawa, a character in Smile PreCure!, the 9th season in the Pretty Cure franchise
- Nao Morisaki (七央), a character from the erotic visual novel Soul Link
- Nao Okuda (直), a character in the manga series K-On!
- Nao Tomori (奈緒), a character in the anime series Charlotte
- Nao Yuuki (奈緒), a female character in the anime series My-HiME
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