Nanako

Nanako
Pronunciation	Na-na-ko
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/Name	Japanese
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of origin	Japanese
Other names
Related names	Nana Nanami

Nanako (ななこ, ナナコ^?) is a common feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Nanako can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

• 奈々子, "Nara, repeat previous kanji, child"
• 菜々子, "greens, repeat previous kanji, child"
• 奈那子

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People

• Nanako Matsushima (菜々子, born 1973), Japanese actress
• Nanako Takushi (奈々子, born 1976), Ryukyuan J-pop singer

Characters

Given name

• Nanako Dojima (菜々子), a character in the video game Persona 4
• Nanako Hasegawa (奈々子), a character in the manga and live-action series Haruka 17
• Nanako Itagaki (菜々子), a character in the manga and anime series Fighting Spirit
• Nanako Kanazawa (魚子), a character in the manga and anime series Mahoraba
• Nanako Kuroi (ななこ), a teacher character in Lucky Star
• Nanako Meino (菜々子), a minor recurring character in the anime and manga series The Prince of Tennis
• Nanako Misonoo (奈々子), the main character of the manga and anime series Oniisama e...
• Nanako Mizuki (ななこ), a character in the manga, anime, and live-action series Great Teacher Onizuka
• Nanako Momoi (菜々子), a character in the manga Your and My Secret
• Nanako Oohara (ななこ), a character in the manga and anime series Crayon Shin-chan

Surname

• Maaya Nanako (魚々戸), a character in the manga and anime series Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō

See also

• nanaco, a prepaid and rechargeable contactless electronic money card
• Amazing Nurse Nanako, an anime OVA series
• Nanako SOS, a manga and anime series

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