Minami

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Minami
Given Name

Pronunciation Minami
Gender both
Meaning south
Region of Origin Japanese
Origin Japanese
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Minami (kanji 南, hiragana みなみ) is a Japanese word meaning south.

There are several Minami wards in Japan, most of them appropriately in the south part of a city:

Minami ward of Osaka merged with Higashi ward and is now part of Chūō ward.

Minami is also a common Japanese surname:

  • Dale Minami, a Japanese-American lawyer
  • Kosetsu Minami

It can also refer to the following fictional characters:

Minami is also a relatively gender-neutral given name:

Minami is also the name of a Spanish manga/anime magazine.

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