Nao (Japanese name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Nao


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gender = Female
meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
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origin = Japanese
related names = Naoko
Naomi
footnotes = nihongo|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", and etc.

Possible writings

Nao can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*直, "docile"
*尚, "esteem"
*奈緒, "Nara, cord"
*菜緒, "greens, cord"
*奈央, "Nara, center"The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Real people

;with the given name Nao
*Nao (ナオ), a drummer from Visual Kei band "Alice Nine"
*Nao Kawakita (奈緒), the drummer and backup vocalist of Japanese rock band "Maximum the Hormone"
*Nao Matsushita (奈緒), a Japanese actress and pianist
*Nao Nagasawa (奈央), a Japanese actress, singer and model
*Nao Oikawa, a Japanese AV actress and tarento
*Nao Ōmori (南朋), a Japanese actor
*Nao Saejima (奈緒), a Japanese AV actress
* [Nao Takamori (奈緒), a Japanese voice actress
*Nao Toyama (奈央), a Japanese pop solo artist and former leader of "Buzy"
*Nao Yazawa (直), a Japanese manga artist

Fictional characters

;with the given name Nao
*Nao, a character in the manga series "Inu Neko Jump!"
*Nao Chikura (名央), a character in the manga series "Hatsukoi Limited"
*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 Morisaki (七央), a character from the erotic visual novel "Soul Link"
* Nao Yuuki (奈緒), a supporting character in the anime series "My-HiME"

ee also

*13221 Nao, a Main-belt Asteroid