Minato
湊
A boy name with 3 common kanji spellings. The most typical, 湊, combines harbour.
- Hiragana
- みなと
- Katakana
- ミナト
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Minato
- Morae
- 3 みなと
- Gender
- Boy
Kanji spellings
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
湊
- 湊harbour, gathering place
港
- 港port, harbour
湊斗
- 湊harbour, gathering place
- 斗dipper (Big Dipper)
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Minato. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- みなくんmina-kun
- みなちゃんmina-chan
- みなとくんminato-kun
- みなとちゃんminato-chan
- みーちゃんmi-chan
As a full name
In Japanese the surname comes first.