Kana (given name)

Kana (written: 佳奈, 香奈, 香菜, 可奈, 加奈, 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, born 1988), Japanese judoka
• Kana Asumi (阿澄 佳奈), Japanese voice actress and singer
• Kana Ichikawa (市川 華菜, born 1991), Japanese sprinter
• Kana Ito (伊東 可奈, born 1985), Japanese badminton player
• Kana Hanazawa (花澤 香菜, born 1989), Japanese voice actress, actress and singer
• Kana Kawakami (川上 佳奈, born 1984), Japanese volleyball player
• Kana Kobayashi (小林 香菜, born 1991), Japanese idol and singer
• Kana Kurashina (倉科 カナ, born 1987), Japanese actress
• Kana Mannami (万波 佳奈, born 1983), Japanese Go player
• Kana Mitsugi (三樹 加奈, born 1992), Japanese rugby sevens player
• Kana Nishino (西野 カナ, born 1989), Japanese pop singer
• Kana Ōno (大野 果奈, born 1992), Japanese volleyball player
• Kana Oya (大屋 夏南, born 1987), Japanese model
• Kana Oyama (大山 加奈, born 1984), Japanese volleyball player
• Kana Satomi (里見 香奈, born 1992), Japanese shogi player
• Kana Shibutani, Japanese professional wrestler
• Kana Tachibana (橘 佳奈, born 1985), Japanese pop singer
• Kana Tsugihara (つぎはら かな, born 1984), Japanese actress, model and idol
• Kana Ueda (植田 佳奈, born 1980), Japanese singer and voice actress
• Kana Uetake (香菜 植竹), Japanese voice actress
• Kana Yazumi (矢住 夏菜, born 1985), Japanese singer-songwriter

Fictional characters

• Kana, a character in the manga series My Lovely Ghost Kana
• Kana, a character in the video game Fire Emblem Fates
• Kana Aibara (相原 香奈), a character in the video game Ordyne
• Kana Minami (南 夏奈), a character in the manga series Minami-ke
• Kana Iwata (岩田 カナ), a character in the anime series Hamtaro
• Kana Nakamachi (中町 かな), a character in the manga series Kanamemo
• Kana Todo, a character in the video game Kana: Little Sister
• Kana Ushiro (宇白 可奈), a character in the manga series Bokurano: Ours

Kana, an incarnation of Naruka in Inuyasha