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Minako

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Pronunciation
  
Mi-na-ko

Word/name
  
Japanese

Related names
  
Mina

Gender
  
Female

Region of origin
  
Japan

Meaning
  
many different meanings depending on the kanji used

Minako (みなこ, ミナコ) is a Japanese feminine given name. Minako can be written using different kanji characters:

Contents

  • 美奈子, "beauty, apple tree, child"
  • 美那子, "beauty, unknown, child"
  • 美菜子, "beauty, vegetable, child"
  • The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

    People

  • Minako (美奈子), a member of the Japanese musical group Kome Kome Club
  • Minako Ameku (美奈子), a Ryukyuan J-pop singer
  • Minako Honda (美奈子), a Japanese singer
  • Minako Iwasaki (美奈子), a Japanese illustrator, game character designer, and manga artist
  • Minako Kotobuki (美菜子), a Japanese voice actress and singer.
  • Minako Nakano (美奈子), a Japanese announcer
  • Minako Oba (みな子), a Japanese author and social critic
  • Minako Sango (みなこ), a Japanese voice actress
  • Minako Tanaka (美奈子), a Japanese actress
  • Fictional characters

  • Minako Aino (also Sailor Venus), a character in the Sailor Moon series
  • Minako Yurihara, a character in the light novel Boogiepop series
  • Minako Aizawa, a character in the Minako, The Princess Of Dance series
  • References

    Minako Wikipedia