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Meaning & History
From Japanese 直 (nao) meaning "straight" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 哉 (ya), an exclamation. This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well. Famous bearers are Naoya Hatakeyama, Japanese photographer, Naoya Ogawa, Japanese former world judo champion and Naoya Tomita, Japanese swimmer.