Kaname

KanameLanguage(s)| Japanese

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Origin
Meaning| "pivot", "vital point", "Japanese photinia" or "play the music", "rain"
Other names
Alternative spelling| 要
かなめ

Kaname is a Japanese unisex name, and may refer to the following people:

## People

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### With the given name Kaname

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* 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

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* Jun Kaname (要 潤, born 1981), a Japanese actor

## Characters

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### with the given name Kaname

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* 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

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* Kei Kaname, one of the main protagonists from the anime/manga Oblivion Battery
* Madoka Kaname, a main character from the anime/manga Puella Magi Madoka Magica
* Rāna Kaname, a character from the anime series BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!

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