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Nao (given name)

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Gender
  
Female

Related names
  
NaokoNaomi

Word/name
  
Japanese

Meaning
  
many different meanings depending on the kanji used

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.

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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 (band)
  • Nao Ueki (南央, born 1997), member of the girl group HKT48. Often referred to as Chinkansen.
  • Nao Yazawa (直), Japanese manga artist
  • Nao Hibino (菜緒, born 1994), Japanese pro tennis player
  • Nao Yasuda (奈央, born 1990), former member of Kamen Rider Girls

    • 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 Kamiya (奈緒), a character in the mobile game and anime The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls
  • 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
  • Nao, the main character in the manga and live action series Good Morning Call

    • References

    Nao (given name) Wikipedia
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