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