Nanase as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Nanase

What is the meaning of the name Nanase ?

The baby name Nanase is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /na.na.se/ — respelling: NAH-nah-seh (short vowels, Japanese pronunciation).

Nanase is Japanese in Origin.

Nanase is a Japanese feminine given name and occasional surname. Built from nana ("seven" or a phonetic element/"greens") and se ("rapids"/"shallows"), it is most commonly written as 七瀬, "seven + rapids/shallows," evoking the auspicious number seven and flowing water; alternatives 奈々瀬 and 菜々瀬 use phonetic 奈 or nature-themed 菜 "greens," with subtly different nuance while keeping the reading Nanase. It can also be written entirely in kana (ななせ, ナナセ).

As a given name, Nanase came into wider use in the late 20th century alongside the broader "Nana-" trend in Japan, and has been familiar through entertainers such as rock singer Aikawa Nanase and idol-model Nishino Nanase; 七瀬 also appears frequently as a surname in fiction and real life. Variants and nicknames include Nana. Romanization is Nanase (Hepburn). Meaning varies by kanji choice, generally blending luck-associated numbers with water or nature imagery.

⚙ Nanase is rarely chosen. We count 61 recorded uses of it across 11 countries.