Minami (written: 南 lit. "south") is both a Japanese surname and a unisex Japanese given name. Other possible kanjis could be 美波, which literally means "beautiful wave", and 三波, which means "three waves". Notable people with the name include:
Akina Minami (南明奈), fashion model
Dale Minami (born 1946), a Japanese-American lawyer
Haruo Minami (三波春夫), enka singer
Hikari Minami (みなみ飛香), professional wrestler
Hiroaki Minami (born 1934), composer
Kousetsu Minami (南こうせつ), singer
Jirō Minami (南次郎), general and convicted World War II war criminal
Omi Minami (南央美), voice actor
Katsuyuki Minami (南克幸), volleyball player
Kaho Minami (南果歩), actress
Yoshitaka Minami (南佳孝), musician
Yuta Minami (南雄太), football player
Warren Minami, International Monetary Fund senior official
Minami Aoyama (青山南), translator and essayist
Minami Haruka (遥みなみ), manga artist
Minami Hinase (美波 みなみ, born 1986), model and actress, also credited as "Minami"
Minami Hokuto (北都南), voice actor
Minami Kuribayashi (栗林みな実), singer-songwriter and voice actor
Minami Minegishi (峯岸みなみ), AKB48 member
Minami Otomo (大友みなみ), actress and model
Minami Ozaki (尾崎南), manga artist
Minami Takahashi (高橋みなみ), AKB48 member
Minami Takayama (高山みなみ), voice actor and singer
The Minami sisters (Haruka, Kana, and Chiaki) of Minami-ke
Minami Shizuku of Sakura Trick
Asakura Minami of Touch
Itsuki "Ikki" Minami of "Air Gear"
Kaori Minami of Battle Royale
Ken Minami of Machine Robo Rescue
Nanba Minami of Hana-Kimi and Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
Iwasaki Minami of Lucky Star
Youichi Minami of Gokusen
Hayama Minami of Long Vacation
Minami Shimada of Baka and Test
Kotaro Minami of Kamen Rider Black and Kamen Rider Black RX
Katayama Minami of Wake Up, Girls!
Takahashi Minami of AKB0048
Minami Amada of Jormungand
Kotori Minami of Love Live!
Kaido Minami of Go! Princess Pretty Cure
Kenjirou Minami of Yuri!!! On Ice
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