Kana (given name)

Kana (written: 佳奈, 香奈, 香菜, 可奈, 加奈, 加那, 華菜, 夏菜, 夏南, 果奈, かな in hiragana or カナ in katakana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:


 * Kana (wrestler), professional wrestler
 * Kana Abe (阿部 香菜), Japanese judoka
 * Kana Asumi (阿澄 佳奈), (born 1983) Japanese voice actress and singer
 * Kana Ichikawa (市川 華菜), Japanese sprinter
 * Kana Ichinose (市ノ瀬 加那), Japanese voice actress
 * Kana Ito (伊東 可奈), Japanese badminton player
 * Kana Hanazawa (花澤 香菜), Japanese voice actress, actress and singer
 * Kana Kawakami (川上 佳奈), Japanese volleyball player
 * Kana Kobayashi (小林 香菜), Japanese idol and singer
 * Kana Kurashina (倉科 カナ), Japanese actress
 * Kana Mannami (万波 佳奈), Japanese Go player
 * Kana Mitsugi (三樹 加奈), Japanese rugby sevens player
 * Kana Morimoto (森本 佳奈), Japanese kickboxer
 * Kana Muramoto (村元 哉中), Japanese figure skater
 * Kana Nishino (西野 カナ), Japanese pop singer
 * Kana Ōno (大野 果奈), Japanese volleyball player
 * Kana Oya (大屋 夏南), Japanese model
 * Kana Oyama (大山 加奈), Japanese volleyball player
 * Kana Satomi (里見 香奈), Japanese shogi player
 * Kana Shibutani (渋谷 佳奈), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Kana Tachibana (橘 佳奈), Japanese pop singer
 * Kana Tsugihara (つぎはら かな), Japanese actress, model and idol
 * Kana Ueda (植田 佳奈), Japanese singer and voice actress
 * Kana Yamawaki (山脇 佳奈), Japanese gymnast
 * Kana Yazumi (矢住 夏菜), Japanese singer-songwriter

Fictional characters

 * Kana, a character from the manga series Fairy Tail
 * Kana, a character from the video game Fire Emblem Fates
 * Kana, an incarnation of Naraku from the manga series Inuyasha
 * Kana, a character from the children's animated series Thomas and Friends: All Engines Go!
 * Kana Akaba/Akabane, the mother of the main protagonist, Aiga Akaba from the anime and manga series Beyblade Burst Chouzetsu/Turbo.
 * Kana Anaberal, a character from the video game franchise Touhou Project
 * Kana Arima (有馬 かな), a character from the manga and anime series Oshi no Ko
 * Kana Aibara (相原 香奈), a character from the video game Ordyne
 * Kana Fujiwara (藤原加奈), a character from the video game Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
 * Kana Iwata (岩田 カナ), a character from the anime series Hamtaro
 * , a character from the manga series Parasyte
 * Kana Minami (南 夏奈), a character from the manga series Minami-ke
 * Kana Nakamachi (中町 かな), a character from the manga series Kanamemo
 * Kana Nakamura, a character from the anime and manga series Nichijou
 * Kana Todo, a character from the video game Kana: Little Sister
 * Kana Ushiro (宇白 可奈), a character from the manga series Bokurano: Ours
 * Kana Yano, a character from the horror film Noroi: The Curse
 * Kana Yuki (夕城 香菜), a character from the dystopian action film Battle Royale II: Requiem