Boy and girl

Kanae

Kanae (かなえ) is a Japanese name for boys and girls. Its best-known spelling is 鼎, 鼎 three-legged cauldron. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 58 notable people with this name.

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Most used spelling鼎かなえthree-legged cauldron

Ways to write Kanae

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.

鼎
鼎three-legged cauldron
Boys and girls, 29 notable people on Wikidata
香苗
香fragrance苗seedling
Boys and girls, 20 notable people on Wikidata
佳苗
佳beautiful, good苗seedling
Girl, 9 notable people on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

愛絵love + pictureGirl
愛恵love + blessingGirl
郁苗fragrant + seedlingGirl
伽奈栄attendant + (used for its sound + to flourishGirl
伽那江attendant + (used for its sound + inletGirl
伽苗attendant + seedlingGirl
佳菜絵beautiful + greens + pictureGirl
佳菜恵beautiful + greens + blessingGirl

Famous people named Kanae

Kanae Yamabe 佳苗Japanese judoka
Kanae Itō 伊藤 かな恵Japanese voice actress and singer from Nagano Prefecture

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.