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Name Naka
Type Surname
Scripts 中, 仲, 奈加, 奈賀, 名加, 仲嘉, 名佳, 奈河, 名嘉(Japanese Kanji) なか(Japanese Hiragana)
Other Forms FormsAtari, Nakaba, Manaka, Ataru, Chū
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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 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.
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.