Haruna (name)

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This article is about the Japanese name. For the African Muslim name often spelled Haruna, see Harouna. For other uses, see Haruna (disambiguation).
Haruna
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Haruna Ono, a Japanese musician and the lead singer of Scandal
PronunciationHAH-roo-nah
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Region of originJapan

Haruna is both a feminine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.

Possible writings[]

Haruna can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

  • 春奈, "springtime, Nara"
  • 治南, "govern, south"
  • 晴成, "bright, successful"
  • 春菜, "springtime, vegetable"
  • 春南, "springtime, south"
  • 遥南, "long ago, south"
  • 治成, "reign, to become"
  • 晴名, "bright, name"
  • 張馳, "stretch, run, gallop"
  • 春名, "spring, name"

The name can also be written in hiragana (はるな) or katakana (ハルナ).

People with the name[]

Given name[]

  • Haruna Asami (浅見 八瑠奈, born 1988), Japanese female judoka
  • Haruna Fukuoka (福岡 春菜, born 1974), Japanese table tennis player
  • Haruna Hamada (濱田 春菜, born 1980), better known as Halna, Japanese singer
  • Haruna Hosoya (細谷 はるな, born 1973), Japanese athlete who mainly competes in the triathlon
  • Haruna Ikezawa (池澤 春菜, born 1975), Japanese voice actress
  • Haruna Iikubo (飯窪 春菜, born 1994), Japanese former model, 10th generation member of Morning Musume
  • Haruna Ishikawa (石川 晴菜, born 1994), Japanese alpine skier
  • Haruna Kawaguchi (川口 春奈, born 1995), Japanese actress and model
  • Haruna Kojima (小嶋 陽菜, born 1988), Japanese idol and singer
  • Haruna Matsumoto (松本 遥奈, born 1993), Japanese snowboarder
  • Haruna Miyake (三宅 榛名, born 1942), Japanese pianist and composer
  • Haruna Ogata (尾形 春水, born 1999), Japanese idol and singer
  • Haruna Okuno (奥野 春菜, born 1999), Japanese sport wrestler
  • Haruna Ono (小野 春菜, born 1988), Japanese musician, lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Scandal
  • Haruna Sakakibara (榊原 春奈, born 1994), Japanese rower
  • Haruna Suzuki (鈴木 春奈, born 1997), Japanese figure skater
  • Haruna Yabuki (矢吹 春奈, born 1984), Japanese gravure idol, actress and television personality
  • Haruna Yoneyama (米山 知奈, born 1991), Japanese ice hockey player
  • Haruna Yukawa (湯川 遥菜, 1972–2015), Japanese male aid worker

Surname[]

  • Ai Haruna (はるな 愛, born 1972), Japanese transsexual television personality and singer
  • Ami Haruna (春名 愛海, born 1984), Japanese model and actress
  • Fūka Haruna (春名 風花, born 2001), Japanese child actress
  • Luna Haruna (春奈 るな, born 1991), Japanese singer and fashion model
  • Masahito Haruna (春名 真仁, born 1973), Japanese ice hockey player
  • Masaki Haruna (春名 真樹, born 1973), better known as Klaha, Japanese singer-songwriter
  • Mika Haruna (春名 美佳, born 1978), Japanese swimmer

Fictional characters[]

Given name[]

  • Haruna, a character in the manga series Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio
  • Haruna (ハルナ), a character in the light novel series Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
  • Haruna (榛名), a character in the manga series Onsen Yōsei Hakone-chan
  • Haruna (Tenchi Muyo!), a character in the anime film Tenchi Forever! The Movie
  • Haruna, a character in the manga series The World of Narue
  • Haruna Kisaragi, a character in the anime and manga series Corrector Yui
  • Haruna Morikawa, a character in the television series Kousoku Sentai Turboranger
  • Haruna Otonashi, a character in the video game Inazuma Eleven
  • Haruna Otoo (音尾 春菜), a character in the manga series Working!!
  • Haruna Sairenji, a character in the manga series To Love-Ru
  • Haruna Sakurada, a character in the manga series Sailor Moon
  • Haruna Saotome, a character in the manga series Negima! Magister Negi Magi
  • Haruna Yuki (悠木 陽菜), a character in the visual novel Fortune Arterial

Surname[]

  • Hiroko Haruna (春名 ヒロ子), a character in the manga series Hamtaro
  • Yuu Haruna (榛名 優), protagonist of the manga series Fuuka
  • Motoki Haruna (榛名元希), a character in the manga series Big Windup!
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