Akira (given name)

Akira

Pronunciation	AH-kee-rah
Gender	Unisex, but predominantly Male Female
Language(s)	Japanese Scottish Indian
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. It is also a Hindu female name meaning "graceful strength".

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".

People

• Akira Amano (born 1973), manga artist
• 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 Honma (born August 17), manga artist
• 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 Kanbe, manga artist
• 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 Mutō (章, 1892–1948), general in the Imperial Japanese Army
• Akira Narahashi (born 1971), Japanese football defender
• Akira Nogami (born 1968), wrestler
• Akira Raijin or Akira Kawabata (born 1978), Japanese professional wrestler
• Akira Sakata (born 1945), free jazz saxophonist
• Akira Sasanuma (晃, born 1973), voice actor
• Akira Satō (photographer) (明, 1930–2002), photographer
• Akira Sekine, (明良関根), Japanese voice actress
• Akira Shoji (born 1974), Japanese professional mixed martial artist
• Akira Suzuki (disambiguation), multiple people
• 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 Yaegashi (東, born 1983), professional boxer
• 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 (Akira), a character in Akira media
• Akira/Blue Mask, a character in Hikari Sentai Maskman
• Akira (Simpsons), a character in The Simpsons media
• Akira Agarkar Yamada, a character in Tsuritama media
• Akira Hojo, a character in Sanctuary
• Akira Inugami (aka Wolf), a character in the manga Wolf Guy
• Akira Himi (aka Aqua Current), a character in the light novel Accel World
• 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 Renbokoji, a character in the anime Kakumeiki Valvrave
• Akira Satou, a character in Katawa Shoujo
• Akira Sendoh, a character in the manga Slam Dunk
• Akira Sengoku, the main character in the manga Eden no Ori
• Akira Sohma, a character in Fruits Basket
• 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 Kaburagi Regendorf, the protagonist in the Dance in the Vampire Bund Manga and its Anime adaption
• Akira, a character in the anime and manga Samurai Deeper Kyo
• Akira, a character in the manga Dengeki Daisy
• Akira, the main protagonist in the BL visual novel Togainu no Chi
• Akira Rai, a character in Jab Tak Hai Jaan
• Akira Fudo, the main character in Devilman
• Akira Mado, a supporting character in the manga series, Tokyo Ghoul
• Akira Shimotsuki, a supporting character in the manga series, Watashi ni xx Shinasai

Akira vega Akira Kunimi, a character from Haikyu!!.

See also

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