is a unisex Japanese given name. It is most commonly used for males, but may also be used for females.
Possible writings
Naoto can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 直人, "honesty, person" 尚人, "esteem, person" 直登, "honesty, ascend" 尚登, "esteem, ascend" 直斗, "honesty, Big Dipper" 猶人, "easy-going/graceful, person" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
People with the name
, Japanese footballer
, Japanese footballer
Naoto Fukasawa (直人, born 1956), Japanese industrial designer
Naoto Hikosaka (born 1962), professional Go player
, Japanese footballer
Naoto Hirooka (直人, born 1978), Japanese avant-garde fashion designer
Naoto Hiroyama (直人), the guitarist and headman of the J-rock band Orange Range
Naoto Nakamura or Naoto Inti Raymi (直人, born 1979), singer-songwriter
, Japanese ski jumper
Naoto Kan (直人, born 1946), Japanese politician - former Prime Minister of Japan
Naoto Kataoka (片岡 直人, born 1983), Japanese dancer, actor, rapper and creative director Naoto Kine (尚登), the guitarist of the Japanese band TM NETWORK Naoto Matsukura (直人, born 1993), Japanese radio-controlled car racer Naoto Matsuo (born 1979), Japanese football player , Japanese water polo player Naoto Ohshima (直人, born 1964), original character designer of Sonic the Hedgehog and Dr. Robotnik Naoto Otake (直人, born 1968), Japanese football player , Japanese rugby union player Naoto Sakurai (born 1975), Japanese football player Naoto Sato (直人), Japanese astronomer Naoto Tajima (直人, 1912–1990), Japanese athlete and gold medalist Naoto Takenaka (直人, born 1956), Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director Naoto Tsuji (直人, born 1989), Japanese basketball player Naoto Watanabe (born 1980), Nippon Baseball player Naoto Shibata (直人), bass guitarist of the Japanese band Anthem Naoto (猶人), bass guitarist of the Japanese band exist trace
Fictional characters
Naoto Date (直人), the protagonist of the manga and anime series Tiger Mask
Naoto Date (直人), one of the supporting characters in the Japanese drama series Jotei Naoto Fuyumine (直人), one of the main characters in the Dogs: Bullets & Carnage series Naoto Kirihara (直人), the main character in the J-drama Night Head and Night Head Genesis anime Naoto Kurogane (ナオト), a supporting character in the BlazBlue video game series Naoto Sho (直人), the main hero of the Japanese tokusatsu series Gridman the Hyper Agent Naoto Shirogane (直斗), one of the main characters in the game Persona 4 Naoto Kōzuki (直人), a minor character from the anime Code Geass Naoto Takayama ((高山 直人), the main protagonist of the manga and anime series Rail Wars! Naoto Takizawa, the sixth ranger of the Super Sentai season "Mirai Sentai Timeranger" Naoto Tamura, the protagonist of the Metal Hero season "Kidou Keiji Jiban" Naoto Miura (見浦ナオト), one of the main characters of the manga and anime series Clockwork Planet