Akinori

Akinori

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Akinori (written: 聡徳, 昭徳, 昭典, 明徳, 明憲. 明訓, 明紀, 暉記, 晃教, 晶則 or 彰規) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Asashōryū Akinori (朝青龍 明徳, born 1980), Mongolian sumo wrestler
• Akinori Eto (江渡 聡徳, born 1955), Japanese politician
• Akinori Ichikawa (市川 暉記, born 1998), Japanese footballer
• Akinori Iwamura (岩村 明憲, born 1979), Japanese baseball player
• Akinori Kosaka (小阪 昭典, born 1975), Japanese footballer
• Akinori Mikami (三上 明紀, born 1969), Japanese footballer
• Akinori Nakagawa (中川 晃教, born 1982), Japanese singer-songwriter and actor
• Akinori Nakanishi (仲西 昭徳, born 1954), Japanese automobile designer
• Akinori Nakayama (中山 彰規, born 1943), Japanese gymnast
• Akinori Nishizawa (西澤 明訓, born 1976), Japanese footballer
• Akinori Noma (野間 昭典), Japanese electrophysiologist
• Akinori Ogata (尾形 明紀, born 1973), Japanese stock car racing driver
• Akinori Otsuka (大塚 晶則, born 1972), Japanese baseball player
• Akinori Yonezawa (米澤 明憲, born 1947), Japanese computer scientist

Fictional characters

• Akinori Konoha (木葉秋紀), a character from the manga and anime Haikyu!! with the position of wing spiker from Fukurōdani Academy.