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Around the world, Nakanishi (ナカニシ , 리나 , 中西 ) is quite a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name Nakanishi is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly South Korea, where it is quite a rare feminine name, China, where it is a very rare masculine name, and Japan. Very seldom, Nakanishi is the last name as well as the forename.
Nakanishi is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Lina Inverse , the fictional character from the Slayers franchise; Lina Greff , the fictional character from The Tin Drum by Günter Grass; Lina Svensson , the fictional character in television series Svensson, Svensson and Lina , the fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren, Emil from Lönneberga.