Minami 883231 222169023 2008-06-27T22:06:29Z Myasuda 1187538 two more . . . {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Minami | image= | imagesize= | caption= | 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> }} '''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) {{disambig}} [[Category:Japanese surnames]] [[ca:Minami]] [[ja:南 (曖昧さ回避)]]