Akira (given name)

Akira
Pronunciation	Á-ki-ra
Gender	Predominantly Male Unisex Female
Language(s)	Japanese Scottish Nigerian
Origin
Meaning	many different meanings depending on the kanji used anchor
Other names
See also	Acair Akiko Akio

Akira (あきら, アキラ) is a common Japanese given name. There are several kanji for Akira. A popular kanji is 明 which means "bright", "intelligent", or "clear". Though Akira is normally used to name males, it can be a female name as well.

Unrelated names with similar pronunciations occur in other cultures. In Scotland it is an anglicized female version of the Scottish male name Acair, meaning "anchor". While in Nigeria, Akira is used as a unisex name.

People

• Akira Fubuki (born 1978), AV idol
• Akira Fujimoto, president of software company Integra Incorporated
• Akira Haraguchi (born 1946), mental health counsellor
• Akira Hayashi (born 1974), breaststroke swimmer
• Akira Himekawa, pen name used by a duo of manga artists
• Akira Ifukube (昭, 1914–2006),, composer of classical music and film scores
• Akira Iida (born 1969), racing driver
• Akira Iriye (born 1934), historian of American diplomatic history
• Akira Ishida (彰, born 1967), voice actor
• Akira Isogawa (born 1964), fashion designer
• Akira Ito (field hockey) (亮, born 1981), hockey player
• Akira Itō (manga artist) (章), manga artist
• Akira Jimbo (born 1959), jazz fusion drummer
• Akira Kaji (born 1980), Japanese football player
• Akira Kamiya (明, born 1946), voice actor
• Akira Kobayashi (born 1938), actor
• Akira Komoto (章, born 1935), artist
• Akira Kurosawa (明, 1910–1998),, film director, producer, and screenwriter
• Akira Machida (顯, born 1936), head of the Japanese Supreme Court
• Akira Maeda (born 1959), wrestler
• Akira Masuda (born 1962), Japanese karate practitioner
• Akira Narahashi (born 1971), Japanese football defender
• Akira Nogami (born 1968), wrestler
• Akira Raijin or Akira Kawabata (born 1978), Japanese professional wrestler
• Akira Sasanuma (晃, born 1973), voice actor
• Akira Satō (明, 1930–2002), photographer
• Akira Shoji (born 1974), Japanese professional mixed martial artist
• Akira Takasaki (晃, born 1961), heavy metal guitarist
• Akira Taue (明, born 1961), professional wrestler
• Akira Terao (聰, born 1947), entertainer
• Akira Toriyama (ophthalmologist) (晃, 1898–1994), ophthalmologist and photographer
• Akira Toriyama (明, born 1955), manga artist
• Akira Watase (晶, born 1980), pornstar
• Akira Yamaoka (晃, born 1968), composer
• Akira Yoshizawa (章, 1911–2005), origami artist
• Shizuo Akira (born 1953), Japanese immunologist
• Akira Senju (born 1960), Japanese Composer

Fictional characters

• Akira, a character in Akira media
• Akira/Blue Mask, a character in Hikari Sentai Maskman
• Akira (Simpsons), a character in The Simpsons media
• Akira Hojo, a character in Sanctuary
• Akira Inugami (aka Wolf), a character in the manga Wolf Guy
• Akira Kazama, a character in Rival Schools media
• Akira Kogami, a character in Lucky Star franchise
• Akira Kusano, a character in Nobuta wo Produce media
• Akira Mimasaka, a character in Boys Over Flowers media
• Akira Okochi, a character in Negima!: Magister Negi Magi media
• Akira Okuzaki, a character in My-HiME media
• Akira Satou, a character in Katawa Shoujo
• Akira Sengoku, the main character in the manga Eden no Ori
• Akira Takano, a character in School Rumble media
• Akira Takizawa, a character in the anime Eden of the East
• Akira Toudou, a character in the Special A
• Akira Toya, a character in Hikaru no Go media
• Akira Udō, a character in Air Gear media
• Akira Yuki, a character in the Virtua Fighter universe
• Akira, a character in the anime and manga Samurai Deeper Kyo
• Akira, a character in the manga Dengeki Daisy

See also

• Kira (given name), a female given name which means dark in Gaelic
• Akira (disambiguation)