Surname
Minami
Minami (南) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean south, and Wikidata lists 178 notable people with this family name.
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What Minami means
南
south
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Minami mean south. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.
Famous people named Minami
Moeka Minami 南 萌華Japanese association football player
Yuta Minami 南 雄太Japanese association football player
Yuzo Minami 南 祐三Japanese association football player
Jirō Minami 南 次郎Japanese politician (1874-1955)
Masayuki Minami 南 将之Japanese volleyball player (1941–2000)
Omi Minami 南 央美Japanese voice actress
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.