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Nao (given name)

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Nao
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
Meaningmany different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Related namesNaoko
Naomi

Nao (なお, ナオ) is a common feminine Japanese given name which is occasionally used by males. It is also a short name for Naoko, Naomi, Naoto, etc.

Possible writings

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

  • 直, "honest"
  • 尚, "esteem"
  • 巨, "giant"
  • 奈緒, "Nara, cord"
  • 菜緒, "greens, cord"
  • 奈央, "Nara, center"

The name can also be written in hiragana be katakana.

People

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Characters

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  • Nao, a character in the manga series Inu Neko Jump!
  • Nao Chikura (名央), a character in the manga series Hatsukoi Limited
  • Nao Egokoro (菜緒), a character from the visual novel Your Turn to Die
  • 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 Yasumori (奈緒), a female character in the anime and manga series Shiki (novel series)
  • Nao Yuuki (奈緒), a female character in the anime series My-HiME
  • Nao Yoshikawa (菜緒), the main character in the manga and live action series Good Morning Call