From Japanese 愛 (kanae) meaning "love, affection" or 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 枝 (e) meaning "branch, limbs". Other kanji combinations are possible.A famous bearer is Kanae Yamamoto, a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
From Japanese 愛 (kana) meaning "love, affection", 叶 (kana) meaning "come true", 嘉 (ka) meaning "fine", 惠 (e) meaning "blessed", 苗 (nae) meaning "seedlings", 叶 (kanae) meaning "come true", 夢 (kanae) meaning "dream", and 鼎 (kanae) meaning "precisely". Other Kanji combinations are possible.Kanae is a unisex name, can be used on males, but very rarely. Derived from the verb 叶える (Kanaeru) meaning "come true"; encouraging a person bearing this name to chase their dreams.