Sanae
title: "Sanae" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["japanese-feminine-given-names", "feminine-given-names", "japanese-unisex-given-names"] topic_path: "geography/japan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanae" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Sanae |
| pronunciation | [sa̠na̠e̞] |
| gender | Unisex |
| meaning | "Now, already" (早) and "young plant, seedling" (苗); "sand" (沙) and "young plant, seedling" (苗) |
| region | Japanese |
| origin | Japan |
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| name = Sanae | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation = [sa̠na̠e̞] | gender = Unisex | meaning = "Now, already" (早) and "young plant, seedling" (苗); "sand" (沙) and "young plant, seedling" (苗) | region = Japanese | origin = Japan | related names = | footnotes =
Sanae (written: 早苗 or 沙苗) is a name that is typically given to girls in contemporary Japan, but can also be given to boys. Notable people with the name include:
- Sanae Jōnouchi, Japanese enka singer, actress and radio presenter
- Sanae Kobayashi, Japanese voice actress
- Sanae Kikuta, Japanese mixed martial artist
- Sanae Takagi, Japanese voice actress
- Sanae Takaichi, Prime Minister of Japan
- Sanae Takasugi, Japanese actress
- Sanae Tsuchida, Japanese actress
- Sanae Miyuki, Japanese voice actress
- Sanae Mishima, Japanese former football player
- Sanae Motokawa, Japanese basketball player
- Sanae Nakahara, Japanese actress
Fictional characters
- Sanae Kochiya, a character in Mountain of Faith from the Touhou Project series
- Sanae Furukawa, a character from Clannad
- Sanae Shioda (汐田 早苗), a character from Battle Royale II: Requiem
- Sanae Dekomori (凸守 早苗), a character from Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions
References
References
- [http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Sanae.htm Sanae-Meaning and origin of the name Sanae]
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