Nanako

Nanako (ななこ, ナナコ) is a feminine Japanese given name.

Nanako

Pronunciation	Na-na-ko
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of origin	Japan
Other names
Related names	Nana Nanami

Possible writings

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

• Nanako Fujii (藤井 菜々子, born 1999), Japanese racewalker
• Nanako Matsushima (菜々子, born 1973), Japanese actress
• Nanako Mori (森 なな子, born 1988), Japanese actress
• Nanako Shigesada (重定 南奈子), Japanese Professor Emeritus
• Nanako Takeda (武田 菜々子, born 2000), Japanese professional footballer
• Nanako Takushi (奈々子, born 1976), Japanese J-pop singer
• Nanako Todo (東藤 なな子, born 2000), Japanese basketball player
• Nanako Inoue (井上 奈々子, born 1983), Japanese voice actress
• Nanako Wakita (脇田 菜々子, born 1997), 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

• Maaya Nanako (魚々戸), a character in the manga and anime series Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō

See also

• Amazing Nurse Nanako, an anime OVA series
• nanaco, a prepaid and rechargeable contactless electronic money card
• Nanako SOS, a manga and anime series