Sanae

Sanae

Pronunciation	[sa̠na̠e̞]
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Japan
Meaning	"Now, already" (早) and "young plant, seedling" (苗); "sand" (沙) and "young plant, seedling" (苗)
Region of origin	Japanese

Sanae (written: 早苗 or 沙苗) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Sanae Jōnouchi (城之内 早苗, born 1968), Japanese enka singer, actress and radio presenter
• Sanae Kobayashi (小林 沙苗, born 1980), Japanese voice actress
• Sanae Kikuta (菊田 早苗, born 1971), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Sanae Takagi (高木 早苗, born 1955), Japanese voice actress
• Sanae Takaichi (高市 早苗, born 1961), Japanese politician
• Sanae Takasugi (高杉 早苗, 1918–1995), Japanese actress
• Sanae Tsuchida (土田 早苗, born 1949), Japanese actress
• Sanae Miyuki (深雪 さなえ, born 1959), Japanese voice actress
• Sanae Mishima (三島 早苗, born 1957), Japanese former football player
• Sanae Motokawa (本川 紗奈生, born 1992), Japanese basketball player
• Sanae Nakahara (中原 早苗, 1935 – 2012), Japanese actress

Fictional characters

• Sanae Kochiya (東風谷 早苗), a character from Touhou Project
• Sanae Furukawa (古河 早苗), a character from Clannad
• Sanae Shioda (汐田 早苗), a character from Battle Royale II: Requiem
• Sanae Dekomori (凸守 早苗), a character from Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions

See also

• SANAE, the South African National Antarctic Expedition