Names Naoya

Naoya

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Japanese
Meaning
"honesty" or "straight arrow"
Scripts(How to write)
etc.(Japanese Kanji)
尚弥,
直也,
直哉,
直弥,
直矢 (meaning "honesty arrow")
Pronunciation
NAH-O-YAH
nah-OH-yah
Popularity
Naoya is not a widely used name outside Japan and is considered a moderately popular name in Japan.

cartoon of the name Naoya
Cartoon of Naoya

Naoya Name meanings & History

"honesty" or "straight arrow". From Japanese 直 (nao) meaning "straight" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 哉 (ya), an exclamation. This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well. Famous bearers are Naoya Hatakeyama, Japanese photographer, Naoya Ogawa, Japanese former world judo champion and Naoya Tomita, Japanese swimmer. Naoya is mostly used in Japan but is also used by Japanese people living in other countries.

Zodiac Sign of Naoya: Neat Virgo

Synonyms of Naoya:

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

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

O: Obstinate,Organized,Obsessive,Ostentatious,Obsolete

Y: Yin/Yang,Yen/money,Youth-giving

Naoya is:

  • a Complex name
  • a Informal name
  • a Upper Class name
  • a Urban name

Famous People

Some famous Naoyas are Naoya Inoue, a professional boxer, and Naoya Uchida, a Japanese voice actor.