Boy and girl

Kaname

Kaname (かなめ) is a Japanese name for boys and girls. Its best-known spelling is 要, 要 essential. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 72 notable people with this name.

か · な · め · かなめ · カナメ
Most used spelling要かなめessential

Ways to write Kaname

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.

要
要essential
Boys and girls, 71 notable people on Wikidata
叶夢
叶to come true夢dream
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

佳奈芽beautiful + (used for its sound + budGirl
佳名芽beautiful + name + budGirl
華菜芽splendour + greens + budGirl
叶愛to come true + loveGirl
叶芽to come true + budGirl
叶馬to come true + horseGirl
香菜芽fragrance + greens + budGirl
香奈芽fragrance + (used for its sound + budGirl