Akina (given name)

Akina

Akina Nakamori, Japanese pop singer
Pronunciation	akʲina (IPA)
Gender	Female
Origin
Meaning	different meanings depending on the kanji used

Akina is a Japanese feminine given name.

Possible writings

Akina can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 明菜, "bright, greens"
• 明奈, "bright, Nara"
• 明名, "bright, name"
• 明那, "bright, that/what"
• 秋菜, "autumn, greens"
• 秋奈, "autumn, Nara"
• 秋名, "autumn, name"
• 亜稀菜, "Asia, rare, greens"
• 亜紀那, "Asia, chronicle, that/what"

The name can also be written in hiragana あきな or katakana アキナ.

Notable people with the name

• Akina, a member of a four-girl J-pop idol group Faky
• Akina Homoto (法元 明菜, born 1996), a Japanese voice actress
• Akina Miyazato (宮里 明那, born 1985), a member of a five-girl J-pop idol group Folder 5
• Akina Minami (南 明奈, born 1989), a Japanese gravure idol
• Akina Nakamori (中森 明菜, born 1965), a Japanese pop singer
• Akina Pau, a Hong-Kong fencer
• Akina Shirt (born 1994), Canadian singer

Fictional characters

• Akina (秋菜), a character in the anime television series Najica Blitz Tactics
• Akina Hiizumi (比泉 秋名), a character from the manga Yozakura Quartet
• Akina Yashiro (八代 暁名), a character in the shōjo manga series W Pinch
• Akina Nanamura (七村 秋菜), a character in the manga and anime series UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie
• Akina Kubo (久保 明菜), a character in the manga and anime series Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible

See also

• Akina (秋名), a mountain, appears in the anime Initial D