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| name = Minami
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| pronunciation = Minami
| gender = both
| meaning = ''south''
| region = [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
| origin = Japanese
| related names =
| footnotes = <ref>[http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Minami.htm Minami - Meaning and origin of the name Minami]</ref>
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'''Minami''' ([[kanji]] 南, [[hiragana]] みなみ) is a [[Japanese language|Japanese]] word meaning [[south]].
There are several Minami [[wards of Japan|wards]] in Japan, most of them appropriately in the south part of a city:
* Minami ward of [[Sapporo]], [[Japan]]
* Minami ward of [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]], [[Japan]]
* Minami ward of [[Yokohama]], [[Japan]]
* Minami ward of [[Nagoya]], [[Japan]]
* Minami ward of [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]]
* Minami ward of [[Sakai, Osaka|Sakai]], [[Japan]]
* Minami ward of [[Hiroshima]], [[Japan]]
* Minami ward of [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]], [[Japan]]
* Minami ward of [[Hamamatsu]], [[Japan]]
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
*[[Haruo Minami]] (1923-2001), a Japanese enka singer
*[[Jirō Minami]] (1874-1955), a Japanese general and convicted WWII war criminal
*[[Katsuyuki Minami]], a Japanese volleyball player
It can also refer to the following fictional characters:
* [[Kaori Minami]] of ''[[Battle Royale]]''
* Ken Minami of ''[[Machine Robo Rescue]]''
Minami is also a relatively gender-neutral given name:
* [[Minami Hinase]] (model and actress)
* [[Minami Takayama]] (seiyuu)
Minami is also the name of a Spanish [[manga]]/[[anime]] magazine.
==See also==
Other directions:
* [[Nishi]] (West)
* [[Higashi]] (East)
* [[Kita]] (North)
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