NAO

NAO or nao may refer to:

People

• Nao (given name), a Japanese given name

Places

• Näo, a village in northeastern Estonia
• Nao, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran

Acronyms

• National Academy Orchestra of Canada, a Canadian orchestral training program
• National Academy of Osteopathy, a Canadian based osteopathy college that teaches manual osteopathy in 62 cities across 32 countries
• National Applications Office, an agent of the United States Department of Homeland Security
• National Audit Office (disambiguation) in several nations
• Nautical Almanac Office in several nations including the UK and US
• New Age Outlaws, a wrestling tag team
• North Atlantic oscillation, a climatic phenomenon
• Non-Asbestos Organic, a type of brake lining material -- the lowest grade, below semi-metallic and ceramic linings

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities and mascots

• Nao, the hero of the Aquablue comic

Music

• Nao (musical instrument) (鐃), traditional Chinese musical instrument, may refer to either an ancient bell or large cymbals

Science and technology

• Nao (robot), a humanoid robot devised by French company Aldebaran Robotics
• NaO, Sodium oxide
• 13221 Nao, a Main-belt asteroid

Transportation

• NAO, IATA code for Nanchong Gaoping Airport, China
• Nao, a three- or four-masted sailing ship used by the Portuguese and the Spanish all along the 15th century and early 16th; a close (and a bit smaller) relative of the carrack