Naoto
| Naoto | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used. |
| Other names | |
| Related names |
Nao Naoya Naoki Naohito |
Naoto (なおと, ナオト) is a common masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Naoto can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
- 直人, "honesty, person"
- 尚人, "esteem, person"
- 直登, "honesty, ascend"
- 尚登, "esteem, ascend"
- 直斗, "honesty, Big Dipper"
The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
People
- Naoto Fukasawa (直人, born 1956), Japanese industrial designer
- Naoto Hikosaka (born 1962), professional Go player
- Naoto Hirooka (直人, born 1978), Japanese avant-garde fashion designer
- Naoto Hiroyama (直人), the guitarist and headman of the J-rock band Orange Range
- Naoto Nakamura or Naoto Inti Raymi (直人, born 1979), singer-songwriter
- Naoto Kan (直人, born 1946), Japanese politician - former Prime Minister of Japan
- Naoto Kine (尚登), the guitarist of the Japanese band TM NETWORK
- Naoto Matsukura (直人, born 1993), Japanese radio-controlled car racer
- Naoto Matsuo (born 1979), Japanese football player
- Naoto Ohshima (直人, born 1964), original character designer of Sonic the Hedgehog and Dr. Robotnik
- Naoto Otake (直人, born 1968), Japanese football player
- Naoto Saito (born 1988), Japanese figure skater
- Naoto Sakurai (born 1975), Japanese football player
- Naoto Sato (直人), Japanese astronomer
- Naoto Tajima (直人, 1912–1990), Japanese athlete and gold medalist
- Naoto Takenaka (直人, born 1956), Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director
- Naoto Watanabe (born 1980), Nippon Baseball player
- Naoto Shibata (直人), the bass guitarist of the Japanese band Anthem
Characters
- Naoto Date (直人), the protagonist of the manga and anime series Tiger Mask
- Naoto Date (直人), one of the supporting characters in the Japanese drama series "Jotei"
- Naoto Fuyumine (直人), one of the main characters in the Dogs: Bullets & Carnage series
- Naoto Kirihara (直人), the main character in the J-drama Night Head and Night Head Genesis anime
- Naoto Sho (直人), the main hero of the Japanese tokusatsu series Denkou Choujin Gridman
- Naoto Shirogane (直斗), one of the main characters in the game Persona 4
- Naoto Kōzuki (直人), A minor character from the anime Code Geass
- Naoto Takayama , the main protagonist of the manga and anime series "Rail Wars!"
See also
- H. Naoto (born 1978), Japanese fashion brand
- 6025 Naotosato, a Main-belt Asteroid
- Naota, the main character of FLCL
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