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Minako

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Minako
PronunciationMi-na-ko
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
Meaningmany different meanings depending on the kanji used
Region of originJapan
Other names
Related namesMina
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Minako (みなこ, ミナコ) is a Japanese feminine given name. Minako can be written using different kanji characters:

  • 美奈子, "beauty, apple tree, child"
  • 美那子, "beauty, unknown, child" or "beauty, child"
  • 美菜子, "beauty, (green) vegetable, child"
  • 美名子, "beauty, name, child"
  • 美梨子, "beauty, pear, child"
  • 聖名子, "holy, name, child"
  • 聖奈子, "holy, apple tree, child or holy child"
  • 皆子, "everybody/all, child"
  • 水奈子 "water, apple tree, child" or "water, child"
  • 実奈子 "truth, apple tree, child"
  • 実菜子 "truth, (green) vegetable, child"
  • 実那子 "truth, unknown, child" or "truth, child"
  • 実名子 "truth, name, child"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People

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  • Minako (美奈子), a member of the Japanese musical group Kome Kome Club
  • Minako Honda (本田 美奈子, 1967–2005), Japanese singer
  • Minako Inoue (井上 美奈子, born 1977), Japanese singer
  • Minako Iwasaki (岩崎 美奈子, born 1975), a Japanese illustrator, game character designer, and manga artist
  • Minako Komukai (小向 美奈子, born 1985), Japanese gravure model
  • Minako Kotobuki (寿 美菜子, born 1991), a Japanese voice actress and singer
  • Minako Nishiyama (西山 美なコ, born 1965), a Japanese contemporary artist
  • Minako Oba (大庭 みな子, 1930–2007), Japanese author and social critic
  • Minako Sato (佐藤 美奈子, born 1955), Japanese archer
  • Minako Takashima (高嶋 美奈子), Japanese women's footballer

Fictional characters

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References

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2. http://www.baby-vornamen.de/Maedchen/M/Mi/Minako/

3. http://www.vorname.com/name,Minako.html