Naoto

Naoto (なおと, ナオト) is a unisex Japanese given name. It is most commonly used for males, but may also be used for females.

Naoto

Gender	Unisex
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Other names
Related names	Nao Naoya Naoki Naohito

Possible writings

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

• 直人, "honesty, person"
• 尚人, "esteem, person"
• 直登, "honesty, ascend"
• 尚登, "esteem, ascend"
• 直斗, "honesty, Big Dipper"
• 猶人, "easy-going/graceful, person"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People with the name

• Naoto Ando (安藤 由翔, born 1991), Japanese footballer
• Naoto Arai (新井 直人, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Naoto Fukasawa (直人, born 1956), Japanese industrial designer
• Naoto Hikosaka (born 1962), professional Go player
• Naoto Hiraishi (平石 直人, born 1992), Japanese footballer
• Naoto Hirooka (直人, born 1978), Japanese avant-garde fashion designer
• Naoto Hiroyama (直人), the guitarist and headman of the J-rock band Orange Range
• Naoto Nakamura or Naoto Inti Raymi (直人, born 1979), singer-songwriter
• Naoto Itō (伊藤 直人, born 1969), Japanese ski jumper
• Naoto Kan (直人, born 1946), Japanese politician - former Prime Minister of Japan
• Naoto Kataoka (片岡 直人, born 1983), Japanese dancer, actor, rapper and creative director
• Naoto Kine (尚登), the guitarist of the Japanese band TM NETWORK
• Naoto Matsukura (直人, born 1993), Japanese radio-controlled car racer
• Naoto Matsuo (born 1979), Japanese football player
• Naoto Minegishi (峰岸 直人, born 1950), Japanese water polo player
• Naoto Ohshima (直人, born 1964), original character designer of Sonic the Hedgehog and Dr. Robotnik
• Naoto Otake (直人, born 1968), Japanese football player
• Naoto Saito (斉藤 直人, born 1997), Japanese rugby union player
• Naoto Sakurai (born 1975), Japanese football player
• Naoto Sato (直人), Japanese astronomer
• Naoto Tajima (直人, 1912–1990), Japanese athlete and gold medalist
• Naoto Takenaka (直人, born 1956), Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director
• Naoto Tsuji (直人, born 1989), Japanese basketball player
• Naoto Watanabe (born 1980), Nippon Baseball player
• Naoto Shibata (直人), bass guitarist of the Japanese band Anthem
• Naoto (猶人), bass guitarist of the Japanese band exist trace

Fictional characters

• Naoto Date (直人), the protagonist of the manga and anime series Tiger Mask
• Naoto Date (直人), one of the supporting characters in the Japanese drama series Jotei
• Naoto Fuyumine (直人), one of the main characters in the Dogs: Bullets & Carnage series
• Naoto Kirihara (直人), the main character in the J-drama Night Head and Night Head Genesis anime
• Naoto Kurogane (ナオト), a supporting character in the BlazBlue video game series
• Naoto Sho (直人), the main hero of the Japanese tokusatsu series Gridman the Hyper Agent
• Naoto Shirogane (直斗), one of the main characters in the video game Persona 4
• Naoto Kōzuki (直人), a minor character from the anime Code Geass
• Naoto Takayama (高山 直人), the main protagonist of the manga and anime series Rail Wars!
• Naoto Takizawa, the sixth ranger of the Super Sentai season "Mirai Sentai Timeranger"
• Naoto Tamura, the protagonist of the Metal Hero season "Kidou Keiji Jiban"
• Naoto Miura (見浦ナオト), one of the main characters of the manga and anime series Clockwork Planet
• Naoto Hachiouji (八王子 直人), one of the two main characters of the manga and anime series "Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro"

See also

• H. Naoto (born 1978), Japanese fashion brand
• 6025 Naotosato, a Main-belt Asteroid
• Naota, the main character of FLCL