Minami

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