Noriaki

Noriaki

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Noriaki (written: 紀明, 紀章, 紀昭, 紀彰, 鑑昭, 典昭, 典明, 憲明, 矩明, 伯明 or 功光) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Noriaki Asakura (朝倉 徳明, born 1973), Japanese footballer
• Noriaki Fujimoto (藤本 憲明, born 1989), Japanese footballer
• Noriaki Fukuyama (福山 伯明, 1912–1946), Japanese botanist
• Noriaki Horikoshi (堀越 典昭, born 1972), Japanese weightlifter
• Noriaki Inoue (井上 鑑昭, 1902–1994), Japanese aikidoka
• Noriaki Ishizawa (石澤 典明, born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Noriaki Kano (狩野 紀昭, born 1940), Japanese educator
• Noriaki Kasai (葛西 紀明, born 1972), Japanese ski jumper
• Noriaki Kinoshita (木下 典明, born 1982), Japanese player of American football
• Noriaki Kumagai (born 1970), Japanese drummer
• Noriaki Okabe (岡部 憲明, born 1947), Japanese architect
• Noriaki Sanenobu (実信 憲明, born 1980), Japanese footballer
• Noriaki Sugiyama (杉山 紀彰, born 1974), Japanese voice actor and narrator
• Noriaki Tsuchimoto (土本 典昭, 1928–2008), Japanese film director
• Noriaki Tsutsui (筒井 紀章, born 1976), Japanese footballer
• Noriaki Yasuda (安田 矩明, born 1935), Japanese pole vaulter
• Noriaki Yokosuka (横須賀 功光, 1937–2003), Japanese photographer
• Noriaki Yuasa (湯浅 憲明, 1933–2004), Japanese film director

Fictional characters

• Noriaki Kakyoin (花京院 典明), a character in the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure