Kaname

Kaname
Language(s)	Japanese
Origin
Meaning	"pivot", "vital point", "Japanese photinia" or "play the music", "rain"
Other names
Alternative spelling	要; かなめ; 奏雨

Last updated November 04, 2023

Kaname is a Japanese unisex name, and may refer to the following people:

People

with the given name Kaname

Kaname Harada (原田要, 1916–2016), Japanese flying ace
Kaname Yokoo (横尾要, born 1972), a Japanese professional golfer
Kaname Endo (遠藤要, born 1983), a Japanese actor
Kaname Ide (井出かなめ, born 1947), a Japanese speed skater
Kaname Ikeda (池田要, born 1946), a Japanese civil servant
Kaname Tajima (田嶋要, born 1961), a Japanese politician
Kaname Takino (滝野要, born 1996), a former Japanese baseball player
Kaname Yuzuki (柚木かなめ, born 1976), also known as Shiho Kawaragi (河原木志穂), a Japanese voice actress
Kaname Yonamine (与那嶺要, 1925-2011), also known as Wally Yonamine, a multi-sport American athlete

with the surname Kaname

Jun Kaname (要潤, born 1981), a Japanese actor

Characters

with the given name Kaname

Kaname Chidori, the female protagonist of Full Metal Panic!
Kaname Chidori, a character of Koi Kaze
Kaname Chris, a character in Pretty Rhythm
Kaname Hagiri, a character of YuYu Hakusho
Kaname Isaki, a character of Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea
Kaname Kenjō, a character of Strawberry Panic!
Kaname Kugatachi, a character of Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
Kaname Kuran, a character in Vampire Knight
Kaname Kururugi, one of the two main characters in InuYasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask
Kaname Moniwa, a character of Haikyu!!
Kaname Mutō, a character of Rurouni Kenshin's one-shot, Yahiko no Sakabatō
Kaname Nojima, a character of Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed
Kaname Ōgi, a character of Code Geass
Kaname Okiura, a character of Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō
Kaname Sengoku, the protagonist's mentor in Welcome to the Ballroom.
Kaname Sonō, a character of Gakuen Alice
Kaname Takishima, a character of Special A
Kaname Tōjō, a character of Ensemble Stars!! Music
Kaname Tōsen, a character of Bleach (manga)
Kaname Date, the protagonist of AI: The Somnium Files
Kaname Asagiri, a character in Magical Girl Site
Kaname Tekki, a character in Succubus and Hitman
Kaname Makiishi, an antagonist in Triage X

with the surname Kaname

Madoka Kaname, a main character from the anime/manga Puella Magi Madoka Magica

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