Kanako

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Kanako means "fragrant" or "elegant flower".
Scripts(How to write)
The name Kanako is written as “かなこ” in hiragana, and “加奈子” in kanji in Japanese.
etc.(Japanese Kanji)
かなこ(Japanese Hiragana)
加奈子,
香奈子,
香菜子,
Pronunciation
KA-NA-KO
The name Kanako is pronounced as “kah-na-koh”.
Popularity
Kanako is not a popular name outside of Japan.

cartoon of the name Kanako
Cartoon of Kanako

Kanako Name meanings & History

The name Kanako means "fragrant" or "elegant flower". From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "increase" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 奈 (na), a phonetic character, or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and finished with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well. Kanako is used as a given name for baby girls in Japan.

Zodiac Sign of Kanako: Kundalini (Hindu, for power) Scorpio

Synonyms of Kanako:

K: Kind,Karate,Karma,Kundalini

A: Assertive,Angry,Action,Aggressive,Ambitious,Argumentative

N: Nagging,Nice,Nervous,Nitpicking,Nutrition,Neurosis,Neat

O: Organized,Obsessive,Obstinate,Ostentatious,Obsolete

Kanako is:

  • a Common name
  • a Natural name
  • a Youthful name

Famous People

Famous people with the name Kanako include Kanako Murakami (a figure skater), Kanako Watanabe (a writer), and Kanako Yanagihara (a TV personality).

Related Names to Kanako

Other names that are related to Kanako include Kanon, Kazuno, Kanae, Katsuno, Kamin, and Kizuna.

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