Sunao

Sunao

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Sunao (written: 直, 淳, 愿, 順, 須直, 直男 or すなお in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Sunao Hari (針 すなお, born 1933), Japanese manga artist
• Sunao Hozaki (保崎 淳, born 1987), Japanese footballer
• Sunao Ishiharada (石原田 愿, born 1915), Japanese swimmer
• Sunao Katabuchi (片渕 須直, born 1960), Japanese anime director
• Sunao Sato (佐藤 直男, 1924–2004), Japanese Go player
• Sunao Sonoda (1914–1984), Japanese politician
• Sunao Tawara (田原 淳, 1873–1952), Japanese pathologist
• Sunao Yoshida (吉田 直, 1969–2004), pen-name of Sunao Matsumoto, Japanese writer