Naruto: translation and meaning of the name characters

Naruto Uzumaki うずまき ナルト

Naruto = steamed fish-paste cake, sliced to decorate soup
Uzumaki = whirlpool

Sasuke Uchiha サスケ うちは

Sasuke = is the name of a legendary famous ninja named Sarutobi Sasuke
Uchiha = is the word for a paper fan, which is the clan symbol

Sakura Haruno サクラ 春野

Sakura= cherry blossom
Haruno= of Spring.
Cherry blossom of Spring

Inuzuka Kiba 犬塚 キバ

Inu = Dog
Zuka = mound
Kiba = fang
The fangs of a dog mound

Yamanaka Ino 山中 いの

Ino = pork
Yamanaka = among the mountains

Shikamaru Nara シカマル奈良

Shika = deer
Maru = suffix for old Japanese male names
Nara = Japanese town known for its deer

Akimichi Choji

Choji = butterfly
Akimichi = autumn road

Autumn Butterfly

Hinata Hyuga 日向ヒナタ

Hyuga 日 向 = sunny place
Hinata ヒ ナ タ

Neji Hyuga 日向 ネジ

Hyuga = sunny place
Neji = screw

One of its movements, the Kaiten describes the rotation of a screw.

Rock Lee ロック・リー

Rock = rock
Lee = referring to Bruce Lee

Aburame Shino 油女 シノ 

Aburame = literally means "oil-eyes"
Shino = the radical of "shinobi", it means "to endure, hide, keep secret"

Sabaku no Gaara 砂瀑の我愛羅

Sabaku no = desert
Gaara = Gaara would mean something like "self-love and war against itself"

Itachi Uchiha イタチうちは

Itachi = weasel
Uchiha = éventail, qui est le symbole du clan

In Japan, weasels were seen as yōkai from time immemorial, and they cause various strange occurrences. Moreover, a myth says taht the cry of a weasel was considered a harbinger of misfortune.

Hatake Kakashi はたけ カカシ

Hatake = field
Kakashi = Scarecrow

The scarecrow in the field

Maito Gai マイト・ガイ

Maito= katakana transcription of "might"
Gai= katakana transcription of "guy"

a powerful guy

Jiraiya 自来也

is the title character of the Japanese folk tale Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari.

Tsunade 綱手

Tsunade= mooring

In the legend of Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari. Jiraiya Jiraiya fell in love with Tsunade

Orochimaru 大蛇丸

Orochi = big snake
Maru = suffix for old Japanese male first names

In the legend of Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatar, Orochimaru is the enemy of Jiraiya and Tsunade.

Akasuna no Sasori 赤砂のサソリ

Akasuna no= red sand
Sasori = scorpion

scorpion of th red sand

Yakushi Kabuto 薬師 カブト

Yakushi = healer
Kabuto = beetle

The beetle healer

Umino Iruka うみの イルカ

Umino = sea
Iruka = dolphin

the dolphin of the sea