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Nao (なお, ナオ?) is a common feminine Japanese given name which is occasionally used by men.

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It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.

Famous real-life people named Nao

* Nao (ナオ), a drummer from Visual Kei band Alice Nine
* Nao Kawakita (奈緒), the drummer and backup vocalist of Japanese rock band Maximum the Hormone
* Nao Matsushita (奈緒), a Japanese actress and pianist
* Nao Nagasawa (奈央), a Japanese actress, singer and model
* Nao Oikawa, a Japanese AV actress and tarento
* Nao Ōmori (南朋), a Japanese actor
* Nao Saejima (奈緒), a Japanese AV actress
* Nao Takamori (奈緒), a Japanese voice actress
* Nao Toyama (奈央), a Japanese pop solo artist and former leader of Buzy
* Nao Yazawa (直), a Japanese manga artist

Nao in song, story & screen

* Nao, a character in the manga series Inu Neko Jump!
* Nao Chikura (名央), a character in the manga series Hatsukoi Limited
* Nao Kanzaki (ナオ), the main protagonist in the manga and live actions series, Liar Game
* Nao Makinoha (奈緒), a character from the shōnen fantasy manga Midori No Hibi
* Nao Morisaki (七央), a character from the erotic visual novel Soul Link
* Nao Yuuki (奈緒), a supporting character in the anime series My-HiME
* Nao Mariota Pryderi, a character in the video game Mabinogi