Girl

Kanako

Kanako (かなこ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 香奈子, 香 fragrance + 奈 (used for its sound + 子 child. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 7 notable people with this name.

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Most used spelling香奈子かなこfragrance + (used for its sound + child

Ways to write Kanako

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

香奈子
香fragrance奈(used for its sound, na)子child
Girl, 3 notable people on Wikidata
加奈子
加to add奈(used for its sound, na)子child
Girl, 2 notable people on Wikidata
佳那子
佳beautiful, good那(used for its sound, na)子child
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata
香菜子
香fragrance菜greens, rapeseed flower子child
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Kanako appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

愛子love + childGirl
郁奈子fragrant + (used for its sound + childGirl
伽菜子attendant + greens + childGirl
伽奈子attendant + (used for its sound + childGirl
伽那子attendant + (used for its sound + childGirl
伽南子attendant + south + childGirl
伽名子attendant + name + childGirl
佳菜子beautiful + greens + childGirl

Famous people named Kanako

Kanako Ito 伊藤 香菜子Japanese association football player
Kanako Murakami 村上 佳菜子Japanese figure skater

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.