Nanako Explained
| Nanako |
| Pronunciation: | Na-na-ko |
| Gender: | Female |
| Meaning: | It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used. |
| Region: | Japan |
| Origin: | Japanese |
| Related Names: | Nana
Nanami |
is a feminine Japanese given name.
Written forms
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, "apple tree, that, child"
The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
People
- , Japanese racewalker
- Nanako Matsushima (菜々子, born 1973), Japanese actress
- , Japanese actress
- , Japanese Professor Emeritus
- , Japanese professional footballer
- Nanako Takushi (奈々子, born 1976), Japanese J-pop singer
- , Japanese basketball player
- , Japanese shogi player
Fictional characters
Given name
- Nanako Dojima, a character in the video game Persona 4
- Nanako Hasaba, a character from Jujutsu Kaisen Nanako Hasegawa, a character in the manga and live-action series Haruka 17
- Nanako Itagaki, a character in the manga and anime series Fighting Spirit
- Nanako Kanazawa, a character in the manga and anime series Mahoraba
- Nanako Kashii, a character in the manga and anime series Toradora!
- Nanako Kuroi, a teacher character in Lucky Star
- Nanako Meino, a minor recurring character in the anime and manga series The Prince of Tennis
- Nanako Misonoo, the main character of the manga and anime series Oniisama e...
- Nanako Mizuki, a character in the manga, anime, and live-action series Great Teacher Onizuka
- Nanako Momoi, a character in the manga Your and My Secret
- Nanako Oohara, a character in the manga and anime series Crayon Shin-chan
- Nanako Shichigusa, the titular character in the anime OVA series, Amazing Nurse Nanako
- Nanako Saeki, a character in the manga and anime series The Flowers of Evil
- Nanako Yukishiro (written 七々子, with the kanji for seven), the main character of the manga and anime series Senryu Girl
- Nanako Okajima, a character from the 1991 Studio Ghibli movie Only Yesterday
Surname
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