Nona (のうな, のな)

Nona stands for 2 readings: のうな (3 beats) and のな (2 beats). Our data lists 2 spellings: 乃宇奈 and 乃菜. All two are feminine.

Reading

の·う·な / の·な (2–3 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Nona

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 乃宇奈
    のうな
    Feminine

    Universe

    • 乃(の)— chosen for sound
    • 宇(う)— universe
    • 奈(な)— chosen for sound
  • 乃菜
    のな
    Feminine

    Greens

    • 乃(の)— chosen for sound
    • 菜(な)— greens

English spelling drops long vowels, so のうな (の·う·な) and のな (の·な) all become Nona. The beats tell them apart, and every beat takes about the same time to say.

The kanji in Nona

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 乃chosen for sound2 spellings
  • 宇universe1 spelling
  • 奈chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 菜greens1 spelling

Nona with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Names that sound similar

Names that start or end with the same sounds.

Yuna (ゆうな)Nozomi (のぞみ)Noriko (のりこ)Nobuya (のぶや)

Questions about Nona

Is Nona a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Nona is feminine.

What does Nona mean?

Nona is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 乃宇奈 reads as "universe" and 乃菜 reads as "greens". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Nona be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 乃宇奈 and 乃菜. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Nona?

のうな is 3 beats (の · う · な) and のな is 2 beats (の · な). Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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