Akira (name)
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Akira is a common Japanese given name. It means "bright", "intelligent", or "clear". There are several Kanji for Akira. However, one popular Kanji is 明. Though Akira is normally used to name males, it can be a female name as well.
Akira is also an anglicized female version of the Scottish male name Acair, meaning "anchor."
Akira is used in Nigeria as a unisex name.
[edit] Famous persons with the given name Akira
- Akira Fubuki, a Japanese AV Idol from Kanagawa, Japan
- Akira Fujimoto, president of software company Integra Incorporated, Polish-born naturalized Japanese citizen
- Akira Haraguchi, mental health counsellor known for memorizing digits of pi
- Akira Ifukube (昭), a Japanese composer of classical music and film scores, perhaps best known for his work on the soundtracks of the Godzilla movies
- Akira Ishida (彰), voice actor
- Akira Itou (章), manga artist
- Akira Isogawa, fashion designer
- Akira Jimbo, jazz fusion drummer from Tokyo.
- Akira Kamiya (明), voice actor
- Akira Kobayashi, Japanese actor
- Akira Kurosawa (明), a prominent Japanese film director, film producer, and screenwriter
- Akira Lane, Japanese pornstar specializing in pantyhose
- Akira Machida (顯), the head of the Japanese Supreme Court
- Akira Maeda, wrestler
- Akira Natori (亮), a Japanese astronomer
- Akira Sasanuma (晃), voice actor
- Akira Taue (明), a Japanese professional wrestler, who works for Pro Wrestling NOAH
- Akira Terao (聰), musician, actor
- Akira Toriyama (明), manga artist, creator of Dragon Ball franchise
- Akira Watase (晶), one of the most prolific and well-known Japanese adult film actresses
- Akira Yamaoka (晃), composer
- Akira Yoshizawa (章), origami artist
[edit] Fictional characters with the given name Akira
- Akira, the elder brother of the children in the movie Nobody Knows
- Akira, the title character in the manga Akira
- Akira (aka Blue Mask), a character in Hikari Sentai Maskman
- Akira (nicknamed "Chibi"), a character in Urusei Yatsura (Lum)
- Akira, a recurring character in The Simpsons
- Akira (A.J.), a character in the Pokémon series
- Akira Aino (Ms. Iknow), a character in the Flint the Time Detective (Genshi-kun) series
- Akira Fudou, principal character in the manga Devilman
- Akira Hibiya, character in the manga Forbidden Dance
- Akira Ijyuin, character in the manga Man of Many Faces
- Akira Kazama, a character in the video game series Rival Schools
- Akira Kiyosato, a character in the manga Rurouni Kenshin
- Akira Kogane (Keith Kogane), character in Voltron
- Akira Machida, character in Stellvia
- Akira Maeda, character in the manga Cromrartie High School
- Akira Mijyou, character in the manga and anime Scryed
- Akira Momoi (aka Denjipink), character in Denshi Sentai Denjiman
- Akira Nishiki, character in Yakuza
- Akira Ōkōchi, character in Negima
- Akira Okuzaki, character in the anime My-HiME and My-Otome
- Akira Onoda, character in Futari Ecchi
- Akira Shinmei (aka Aoranger), character in Himitsu Sentai Goranger
- Akito Sohma, character in the manga Fruits Basket
- Akira Sudō, character in the manga Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai
- Takano Akira, character in the manga School Rumble
- Akira Toya, character in the manga and anime Hikaru no Go
- Akira Uehara, character in Your and My Secret
- Akira Yuki, character in the Virtua Fighter videogame series
- Akira, a character in the SNES video game Live A Live
- Akira Kusano, character in Nobuta wa Produce
- Akira is the name of one of the fighters in Virtua Fighter
[edit] See also
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