Minami
南
A girl name with 3 common kanji spellings. The most typical, 南, combines south.
- Hiragana
- みなみ
- Katakana
- ミナミ
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Minami
- Morae
- 3 みなみ
- Gender
- Girl
Kanji spellings
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
南
- 南south
美波
- 美beauty
- 波wave
美南
- 美beauty
- 南south
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Minami. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- みなちゃんmina-chan
- みなみちゃんminami-chan
- みーちゃんmi-chan
As a full name
In Japanese the surname comes first.