Kaname

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

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
  • Kaname Yoshizawa (吉澤要人; born 2003), actor and leader of the Japanese dance and vocal group 原因は自分にある。(Genin Wa Jibun ni Aru)

With the surname Kaname

Characters

with the given name Kaname

with the surname Kaname