Tomoya

Tomoya is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings
Tomoya can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:


 * 友也, "friend, to be"
 * 友矢, "friend, arrow"
 * 友哉, "friend, how (interrogative particle)"
 * 友弥, "friend, more and more"
 * 友彌, "friend, more and more"
 * 友八, "friend, eight"
 * 友耶, "friend, question mark"
 * 知也, "know, to be"
 * 知矢, "know, arrow"
 * 知哉, "know, how (interrogative particle)"
 * 知弥, "know, more and more"
 * 知八, "know, eight"
 * 智也, "intellect, to be"
 * 智矢, "intellect, arrow"
 * 智哉, "intellect, how (interrogative particle)"
 * 共也, "together, to be"
 * 朋也, "companion, to be"
 * 朝也, "morning/dynasty, to be"
 * 朝矢, "morning/dynasty, arrow"
 * 朝弥, "morning/dynasty, more and more"
 * 朝彌, "morning/dynasty, more and more"

The name can also be written in hiragana ともや or katakana トモヤ.

Notable people with the name

 * Tomoya Fukuda (福田 友也), Japanese footballer
 * Tomoya Fukumoto (福元 友哉), Japanese footballer
 * Tomoya Haneda (羽根田 智也), Japanese rugby union player
 * Tomoya Hayashi (林 友哉), Japanese footballer
 * Tomoya Higashino (東野 智弥), Japanese basketball coach
 * Tomoya Hoshi (星 知弥), Japanese baseball player
 * Tomoya Hosoda (細田 智也), Japanese politician
 * Tomoya Ichikawa (市川 友也), Japanese baseball player
 * Tomoya Inukai (犬飼 智也), Japanese footballer
 * Tomoya Inzen (隠善 智也), Japanese baseball player
 * Tomoya Ishii (石井 智也), Japanese alpine skier
 * Tomoya Ito (伊藤 智也), Japanese Paralympic athlete
 * Tomoya Ito (伊東 知也), Meiji-era politician
 * Tomoya Kanamori (金守 智哉), Japanese footballer
 * Tomoya Kanki (神吉 智也), Japanese musician
 * Tomoya Koyamatsu (小屋松 知哉), Japanese footballer
 * Tomoya Miguchi (三口 智也), Japanese modern pentathlete
 * Tomoya Mikami (三上 朋也), Japanese baseball player
 * Tomoya Mori (森 友哉), Japanese baseball player
 * Tomoya Nagase (長瀬 智也), Japanese singer and actor
 * Tomoya Nakamura (中村 倫也), Japanese actor
 * Tomoya Nakanishi (中西 倫也), Japanese footballer
 * Tomoya Ochiai (落合 知也), Japanese basketball player
 * Tomoya Ohtani (大谷 智哉), Japanese composer and musician
 * Tomoya Osawa (大沢 朋也), Japanese footballer
 * Tomoya Satozaki (里崎 智也), Japanese baseball player
 * Tomoya Suzuki (鈴木 智也), Japanese footballer
 * Tomoya Takahata (髙畑 智也), Japanese footballer
 * Tomoya Takashina (高階 知也), Japanese badminton player
 * Tomoya Tamura (田村 朋也), Japanese sprinter
 * Tomoya Uchida (内田 智也), Japanese footballer
 * Tomoya Ugajin (宇賀神 友弥), Japanese footballer
 * Tomoya Wakahara (若原 智哉), Japanese footballer
 * Tomoya Warabino (蕨野 友也), Japanese actor
 * Tomoya Yagi (八木 智哉), Japanese baseball player
 * Tomoya Yamashita (山下 友也), Japanese sport shooter

Fictional characters

 * Tomoya Mikami (三上 智也), protagonist of the visual novel Memories Off
 * Tomoya Okazaki (岡崎 朋也), protagonist of the visual novel Clannad
 * Tomoya Okita (沖田 智哉), a character in the manga series Manga Mitaina Koishitai!
 * Tomoya Mashiro (真白 友也), a character from Ensemble Stars!