Meaning & History
Wakana is a feminine Japanese given name. The name is written with kanji characters and has various meanings depending on the combinations used. One common interpretation is from 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, peace" and 奏 (kana) meaning "play music, complete", as well as other combinations of kanji that are pronounced the same way.
Notable Bearers
Notable individuals named Wakana include:
- Wakana Aoi (born 1998), Japanese actress and former idol
- Wakana Matsumoto (born 1984), Japanese actress
- Wakana Maruoka (born 1995), Japanese voice actress and singer
- Wakana Kuramochi, Japanese voice actress
- Wakana Fukushima (born 1982), Japanese tarento and actress
- Wakana Koga (born 2001), Japanese judoka
- Wakana Nagahara (born 1996), Japanese badminton player
- Wakana Miyazaki (born 2000), Japanese professional kickboxer
- Wakana Abe (born 2001), Japanese idol of NMB48
- Wakana Kabasawa (born 1999), Japanese athlete
- Wakana Matsumoto (born 2007), Japanese idol singer of Angerme
- Wakana Mihara (born 2007), Japanese former idol of Yumemiru Adolescence