Akina (given name)

Akina is a Japanese feminine given name.

Possible writings
Akina can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:


 * 明菜, "bright, greens"
 * 明奈, "bright, Nara"
 * 明名, "bright, name"
 * 明那, "bright, that/what"
 * 秋菜, "autumn, greens"
 * 秋奈, "autumn, Nara"
 * 秋名, "autumn, name"
 * 亜稀菜, "Asia, rare, greens"
 * 亜紀那, "Asia, chronicle, that/what"

The name can also be written in hiragana あきな or katakana アキナ.

Notable people with the name

 * Akina, a member of a four-girl J-pop idol group Faky
 * Akina Homoto (法元 明菜, born 1996), a Japanese voice actress
 * Akina Miyazato (宮里 明那, born 1985), a member of a five-girl J-pop idol group Folder 5
 * Akina Minami (南 明奈, born 1989), a Japanese gravure idol
 * Akina Nakamori (中森 明菜, born 1965), a Japanese pop singer
 * Akina Pau, a Hong-Kong fencer
 * Akina Shirt (born 1994), Canadian singer

Fictional characters

 * Akina (秋菜), a character in the anime television series Najica Blitz Tactics
 * Akina Hiizumi (比泉 秋名), a character from the manga Yozakura Quartet
 * Akina Yashiro (八代 暁名), a character in the shōjo manga series W Pinch
 * Akina Nanamura (七村 秋菜), a character in the manga and anime series UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie
 * Akina Kubo, a older sister of Nagisa a character in the manga and anime series Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible