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Naoya Gender Male 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