Naoto

Naoto (なおと, ナオト) is a common masculine Japanese given name.

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"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

• Naoto Fukasawa (直人, born 1956), Japanese industrial designer
• Naoto Hikosaka (born 1962), professional Go player
• 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
• Naoto Kan (直人, born 1946), Japanese politician - former Prime Minister of Japan
• 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
• 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
• Naoto Saito (born 1988), Japanese figure skater
• 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), the bass guitarist of the Japanese band Anthem

• 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 Sho (直人), the main hero of the Japanese tokusatsu series Denkou Choujin Gridman
• 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 , the main protagonist of the manga and anime series "Rail Wars!"