Naoyuki

Naoyuki

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

Naoyuki (written: 直之, 直行, 直幸, 尚幸, 尚之, 尚志, 尚往 or なおゆき in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Naoyuki Agawa (阿川 尚之, born 1951), Japanese lawyer, diplomat, academic and writer
• Ban Naoyuki (塙 直之, 1567–1615), Japanese samurai
• Naoyuki Daigo (醍醐 直幸, born 1981), Japanese high jumper
• Naoyuki Fujita (藤田 直之, born 1987), Japanese footballer
• Naoyuki Ii (伊井 直行, born 1953), Japanese writer
• Naoyuki Itō (伊藤 尚往), Japanese anime director
• Naoyuki Kageyama (影山 なおゆき), Japanese manga artist
• Naoyuki Kato (加藤 直之, born 1952), Japanese illustrator
• Naoyuki Kinoshita (木下 直之, born 1954), Japanese art historian
• Naoyuki Kotani (小谷 直之, born 1981), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Nabeshima Naoyuki (鍋島 直之, 1643–1725), Japanese daimyō
• Nagai Naoyuki (永井 尚志, 1816–1896), Japanese samurai and politician
• Naoyuki Ogawa (小川 直之, born 1954), Japanese sailor
• Naoyuki Ohmura (大村 直之, born 1976), Japanese baseball player
• Naoyuki Ōi (大井 直幸, born 1983), Japanese pool player
• Naoyuki Shimizu (清水 直行, born 1975), Japanese baseball player
• Naoyuki Tomomatsu (友松　直之, born 1967), Japanese film director and screenwriter
• Naoyuki Uwasawa (上沢 直之, born 1994), Japanese baseball player
• Naoyuki Yamada (山田 尚幸, born 1987), Japanese footballer
• Naoyuki Yamazaki (山崎 直之, born 1991), Japanese footballer