Kanae

Kanae (written:かなえ,カナエ, 佳苗, 香苗, 香奈恵, 香奈枝, 鼎, etc.) is a common name given to girls in contemporary Japan. However, traditionally it is a unisex name. Notable people with the name include:

• Kanae Aoki (青木 香奈枝, born 1985), Japanese ice hockey player
• Kanae Hisami (久見 香奈恵, born 1987), Japanese tennis player
• Kanae Ikehata (池端 花奈恵, born 1982), Japanese fencer
• Kanae Itō (伊藤 かな恵, born 1986), Japanese voice actress and singer
• Kanae Kijima (木嶋 佳苗, born 1974), Japanese serial killer
• Kanaye Nagasawa (長澤 鼎, born 1852　died 1934), Winemaker
• Kanae Oki (沖 佳苗, born 1984), Japanese voice actress
• Kanae Shirosawa (白沢 かなえ), Japanese singer and voice actress
• Kanae Yagi (八木 かなえ, born 1992), Japanese weightlifter
• Kanae Yamamoto (artist) (山本 鼎, born 1882　died 1946), Japanese artist
• Kanae Yamamoto (politician) (山本 香苗, born 1971), Japanese politician
• Kanae Yoshii (吉井 香奈恵, born 1993), Japanese idol, singer and actress
• Kanae (叶), Japanese VTuber affiliated with Nijisanji

Fictional characters

• Kanae (カナエ), character in the manga series Elfen Lied
• Kanae Kotonami (琴南 奏江), character in the manga series Skip Beat!
• Kanae Sumida (澄田 花苗), character in the animated film 5 Centimeters per Second
• Kanae (鼎), character in the game Akatsuki Blitzkampf
• Kanae Aira (姶良 香奈江), character in the book and anime Juni Taisen: Zodiac War
• Kanae, a character from the PlayStation 2 horror video game Forbidden Siren 2
• Kanae Kocho (胡蝶 カナエ), character in the manga and anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
• Kanae Ohtori (鳳 香苗), a character in the anime Revolutionary Girl Utena