Naoya

Naoya

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

Naoya (written: 直也, 直哉, 直弥, 直矢 or 尚弥) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Naoya Fuji (藤 直也, born 1993), Japanese footballer
• Naoya Fujiwara (藤原 直哉, born 1965), Japanese shogi player
• Naoya Gomoto (郷本 直也, born 1980), Japanese actor
• Naoya Hatakeyama (畠山 直哉, born 1958), Japanese photographer
• Higonoumi Naoya (肥後ノ海　直哉, born 1969), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Naoya Inose (猪瀬 直哉, born 1988), Japanese visual artist
• Naoya Ishigami (石神 直哉, born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Naoya Kikuchi (菊地 直哉, born 1984), Japanese footballer
• Naoya Kondo (近藤 直也, born 1983), Japanese footballer
• Naoya Masuda (益田 直也, born 1989), Japanese baseball player
• Naoya Ogawa (小川 直也, born 1968), Japanese judoka, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
• Naoya Okane (岡根 直哉, born 1988), Japanese footballer
• Naoya Saeki (佐伯 直哉, born 1977), Japanese footballer
• Naoya Sakamoto (阪本 直也, born 1988), Japanese sprint canoeist
• Naoya Shibamura (柴村 直弥, born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Naoya Shiga (志賀 直哉, 1883–1971), Japanese writer
• Shōdai Naoya (正代 直也, born 1991), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Naoya Tabara (田原 直哉, born 1980), Japanese artistic gymnast and freestyle skier
• Naoya Takahashi (髙橋 直也, born 2001), Japanese footballer
• Naoya Takei (武井 直也, 1893–1940), Japanese sculptor
• Naoya Tamura (田村 直也, born 1984), Japanese footballer
• Naoya Tamura (speed skater) (田村 直也, born 1979), Japanese speed skater
• Naoya Tomita (冨田 尚弥, born 1989), Japanese swimmer
• Naoya Tsukahara (塚原 直也, born 1977), Japanese artistic gymnast
• Naoya Uchida (内田 直哉, born 1953), Japanese voice actor, actor and singer
• Naoya Umeda (梅田 直哉, born 1978), Japanese footballer
• Naoya Urata (浦田 直也, born 1982), Japanese singer, actor and dancer
• Naoya Wada (和田 直也, born 1986), Japanese composer
• Naoya Yoshida (吉田 直矢, born 1994), Japanese footballer
• Naoya Sakamata (坂俣直哉, born 1986), Japanese composer