Naka

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Naka 1
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Type Surname
Usage Japanese
Pronounced Pron. NAH-KA  [key]

Meaning & History

It means "middle". A notable bearer is Yuji Naka, a video game designer and programmer.
Added 2/19/2020 by ShioTanbo1

Naka 2
Revisions not set
Type Surname
Usage Japanese, Okinawan
Scripts 中, 仲, 奈加, 奈賀, 名加, 仲嘉, 名佳, 奈河, 名嘉(Japanese Kanji) なか(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced Pron. NA-KA(Japanese) na-ka(Okinawan)  [key·IPA]
Other Forms FormsAtari, Nakaba, Manaka, Ataru, Chū

Meaning & History

From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle; center". It is a reference to an event in the Northern and Southern Courts Period, of 3 sons of Takase who became heroes for the south. The emperor of Japan awarded each of the sons a new surname; Oku 3 for the eldest son, Naka for the middle son, and Kuchi for the youngest son.
中, 仲, 奈加, 奈賀, 名加, 仲嘉, 名佳, and 奈河 are variant spellings of 中.
名嘉 is the Okinawan spelling of 中.
Added 8/25/2023 by nihanzakura
Edited 10/18/2023 by nihanzakura

Naka 3
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Type Surname
Usage Japanese
Scripts 那珂(Japanese Kanji) なか(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced Pron. NA-KA  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 那珂 (Naka) meaning "Naka", a district in the former Japanese province of Hitachi in parts of present-day Ibaraki, Japan.
Added 8/25/2023 by nihanzakura