Akina (given name)

Akina is a Japanese feminine given name.

Akina

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

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