Honoka (given name)

Honoka

Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Honoka (written: 穂花, 穂香, 帆乃香, 穂之香 or ほの花) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Honoka (穂花, born 1982), Japanese television personality, writer and AV actress
• Honoka Hashimoto (橋本 帆乃香, born 1998), Japanese table tennis player
• Honoka Hayashi (林 穂之香, born 1998), Japanese women's footballer
• Honoka Inoue (井上 ほの花, born 1998), Japanese voice actress and singer
• Honoka Katayama (born 1998), formerly part of the ukulele musical duo Honoka & Azita
• Honoka Kuroki (黒木 ほの香, born 1995), Japanese voice actress and singer
• Honoka Sasaki (佐々木 穂香), Japanese curler
• Honoka Tsutsumi (堤 ほの花), Japanese rugby sevens player
• Honoka Yahagi (矢作 穂香, born 1997), Japanese actress, fashion model and voice actress
• Rin Honoka (ほのか りん, born 1996), Japanese actress and fashion model

Fictional characters

• Honoka (ほのか), a character in the Dead or Alive video game series
• Honoka Iwasaki (岩崎 ほのか), a character in the manga series Lucky Star
• Honoka Kawai (河合 ほのか), a character in the anime series The Girl Who Leapt Through Space
• Honoka Konoe (近衛 帆乃香), a character in the manga series UQ Holder!
• Honoka Kōsaka (高坂 穂乃果), protagonist of the idol franchise Love Live! School Idol Project
• Honoka Kurosaki (黒崎 ほのか), a character in the manga series Yama no Susume
• Honoka Maki (牧 穂乃香), a character in the anime series Kiznaiver
• Honoka Matsubara (松原 穂乃花), a character in the manga series Kin-iro Mosaic
• Honoka Mitsui (光井 ほのか), a character in the light novel series The Irregular at Magic High School
• Honoka Sakurai (桜井 萌果), a character in the manga series Suzuka
• Honoka Sawada (沢田 ほのか), protagonist of the manga series Chibi Devi!
• Honoka Takamiya (多華宮 仄), protagonist of the manga series Witchcraft Works
• Honoka Tamarai (玉来 ほのか), a character in the manga series ReLIFE
• Honoka Uehara (上原 穂香), a character in the visual novel True Tears
• Honoka Yukishiro (雪城 ほのか), co-protagonist of the anime series Futari wa Pretty Cure