Naoki
Appearance
Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Naoki (直樹) is a masculine Japanese given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Naoki Abe (阿部 直紀, born 1945), Japanese long jumper
- Naoki Bandou, voice actor
- Naoki Harada (原田直樹, born 1991), Japanese footballer
- Naoki Hatada (畑田 真輝, born 1990), Japanese footballer
- Naoki Hattori (born 1966), race car driver
- Naoki Imaya (今矢 直城, born 1980), Japanese footballer
- Naoki Inose (猪瀬 直樹, born 1946), Japanese journalist, historian, social critic and biographer
- Naoki Inoue (井上 直樹, born 1997), Japanese mixed martial artist
- Naoki Izumiya (born 1951), president and CEO of Asahi Breweries
- Naoki Kawamata (born 1985), Japanese rugby union player
- Naoki Kobayashi (小林 直己, born 1984), Japanese dancer and actor
- Naoki Kodaka, Japanese composer
- Naoki Maeda (disambiguation), multiple people
- Naoki Matayoshi (又吉 直樹, born 1980), Japanese novelist and comedian
- Naoki Matoba (的場 直樹, born 1977), Japanese baseball player
- Naoki Matsuda (1977-2011), soccer player
- Naoki Matsudo (born 1973), motorbike racer
- Naoki Mizunuma (水沼 尚輝, born 1996), Japanese swimmer
- Naoki Nakagawa, tennis player
- Naoki Nokubo (野久保 直樹, born 1981), Japanese television personality
- Naoki Sanjugo, novelist
- Naoki Saito (さいとう なおき, born 1982), Japanese illustrator, manga artist, and YouTuber
- Naoki Satō (佐藤 直紀, born 1970), Japanese composer
- Naoki Sato (footballer) (佐藤 尚輝, born 1996), Japanese footballer
- Naoki Segi (born 1963), film director
- Naoki Soma (born 1971), Japanese football defender
- Naoki Takeshi, actor
- Naoki Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
- Naoki Tanisaki (born 1978), Japanese wrestler
- Naoki Tatsuta (born 1950), Japanese voice actor
- Naoki Urasawa (born 1960), Japanese manga artist
- Naoki Urata (浦田 尚希, born 1974), Japanese footballer
- Naoki Yamada (born 1990), soccer player
- Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver) (山本尚貴, born 1988), Japanese racing driver
- Naoki Yoshida (吉田 直樹, born 1973), Japanese video game producer, director and designer
Fictional characters
[edit]- Naoki Kashima, the name given to the Demi-Fiend protagonist in the radio play version of Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
- Naoki Domon, a character Gekisou Sentai Carranger
See also
[edit]- Naoki Prize, a Japanese literary award presented semiannually