Nao

is a common feminine Japanese given name which is occasionally used by males. It is also a short name for Naoko, Naomi, Naoto, etc. Possible writings Nao can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 直, "honest" 尚, "esteem" 巨, "giant" 奈緒, "Nara, cord" 菜緒, "greens, cord" 奈央, "Nara, center" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People Nao (ナオ), a drummer from Visual Kei band Alice Nine Nao (born 1985), Japanese singer and former lead singer of the band fripSide Nao Deguchi (なお, 1837-1918), founder of Oomoto Nao Eguchi (江口 直生, born 1992), Japanese footballer Nao Furuhata (奈和, born 1996), member of the girl group SKE48 Nao Hibino (菜緒, born 1994), Japanese pro tennis player Nao Higashihama (東浜 巨, born 1993 ), Japanese baseball pitcher , Japanese male swimmer Nao Kawakita (奈緒, born 1975), drummer and backup vocalist of Japanese rock band Maximum the Hormone Nao Kodaira (奈緒, born 1986), Japanese Olympic long-track speed skater Nao Kosaka (菜緒, born 2002), Japanese idol, model, actress and member of the girl group Hinatazaka46 Nao Matsushita (奈緒, born 1985), Japanese actress and pianist Nao Nagasawa (奈央, born 1984), Japanese actress, singer and model Nao Oikawa (奈央, born 1981), Japanese AV idol and tarento Nao Ōmori (南朋, born 1972), Japanese actor Nao Saejima (奈緒, 1968–2013), Japanese AV idol , Japanese cyclist Nao Takamori (奈緒, born 1973), Japanese voice idol Nao Takasugi (1922–2009), Japanese-American politician Nao Tamura, a Japanese voice actress Nao Tōyama (奈央, born 1992), a Japanese pop solo artist and former leader of Buzy (band) Nao Ueki (南央, born 1997), member of the girl group HKT48. Often referred to as Chinkansen , Japanese singer Nao Yasuda (奈央, born 1990), former member of Kamen Rider Girls Nao Yazawa (直), Japanese manga artist