Minami (みなみ; ミナミ; 南, lit. "south") is both a Japanese surname and a feminine Japanese given name.
Possible Writings
As a surname, Minami is most frequently written as , meaning "south". Minami (南) is shared by 100,000+ individuals in Japan. The remaining variants are used by less than 2,000 individuals each and are generally used by related families.
As a given name, Minami may be written as simply "みなみ" and rarely "ミナミ", or it can be written using different kanji characters or a mix of hiragana and kanji to convey different meanings, such as:
People with the surname
Akina Minami (南 明奈, born 1989), Japanese gravure idol and tarento
Dale Minami (born 1946), Japanese American lawyer
Eiko Minami (南 栄子, born 1909), Japanese dancer
Haruka Minami (みなみ 遥), Japanese manga artist
Haruo Minami (三波 春夫, 1923–2001), Japanese enka singer
Hikari Minami (みなみ 飛香, born 1994), Japanese professional wrestler
Hiroaki Minami (南 弘明, born 1934), Japanese composer
Jirō Minami (南 次郎, 1874–1955), Japanese general and convicted World War II war criminal Kaho Minami (南 果歩, born 1964), Japanese actress Katsuyuki Minami (南 克幸, born 1970), Japanese volleyball player Kunzo Minami (南 薫造, 1883–1950), Japanese painter Moeka Minami (南 萌華, born 1998), Japanese women's footballer Omi Minami (南 央美, born 1968), Japanese voice actress, essayist and columnist Warren N. Minami (1938-2022), Japanese American, retired senior executive of the IMF, former chair of National Japanese American Memorial Foundation Yoshiharu Minami (南 喜陽, born 1951), Japanese judoka Yoshikazu Minami (南 芳一, born 1963), Japanese professional shogi player Yoshitaka Minami (南 佳孝, born 1950), Japanese musician Yuta Minami (南 雄太, born 1979), Japanese footballer
People with the given name
Minami (actress) (美波, born 1986), Japanese actress
Minami (singer) (美波, born 1997), Japanese singer
, Japanese table tennis player
Minami Aoyama (青山 南, born 1985), Japanese pink film actress and AV idol
Minami Hamabe (浜辺 美波, born 2000), Japanese actress
Minami Hokuto (北都 南), Japanese voice actress
Minami Iju (伊集 南, born 1990), Japanese women's basketball player
Minami Itahashi (板橋 美波, born 2000), Japanese diver
Minami Kato (加藤 美南, born 1999), Japanese idol, singer and former member of NGT48
Minami Kuribayashi (栗林 みな実, born 1976), Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress Minami Minegishi (峯岸 みなみ, born 1992), Japanese idol and member of AKB48 and no3b Minami Otomo (大友 みなみ, born 1981), Japanese actress and model Minami Ozaki (尾崎 南, born 1968), Japanese manga artist, also known as Ryo Minami (南亮) and Minami Himemuro (姫室ミナミ) Minami Sadamasu (貞升 南, born 1986), Japanese professional shogi player Minami Takahashi (高橋 みなみ, born 1991), Japanese singer, tarento, and former member of AKB48 Minami Takayama (高山 みなみ, born 1964), Japanese voice actress, narrator, singer and composer Minami Tanaka (田中 美海, born 1996), Japanese voice actress Minami Tanaka (announcer) (田中 みな実, born 1986), announcer and tarento Minami Yamanouchi (山ノ内 みなみ, born 1992), Japanese long-distance runner
Fictional characters
As a given name
, a character in the manga Jormungand
, a character in the manga Touch
, a character in the Japanese television drama Long Vacation
, a character in the Japanese multimedia franchise Lucky Star
, a character in the anime series Go! Princess PreCure
, a character in the manga and anime series Wake Up, Girls! , a character in manga and anime series Oshi no Ko , a character in the manga Majitora! , a character in the manga Hana-Kimi , a character in the light novel series Baka and Test , a character in the anime series AKB0048 , a character in the manga series Laid-Back Camp