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

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