Minako Explained
| Minako |
| Pronunciation: | Mi-na-ko |
| Gender: | Female |
| Meaning: | many different meanings depending on the kanji used |
| Region: | Japan |
| Origin: | Japanese |
| Related Names: | Mina |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
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
- Minako (美奈子), a member of the Japanese musical group Kome Kome Club
- , Japanese singer
- , Japanese singer
- , a Japanese illustrator, game character designer, and manga artist
- , Japanese gravure model, a Japanese voice actress and singer
- , a Japanese contemporary artist
- , Japanese author and social critic
- , Japanese archer
- , Japanese women's footballer
Fictional characters
- Minako Aino (also Sailor Venus), a character in the Sailor Moon series and the main protagonist of
- Minako Arisato, one of the given names to the female protagonist in Persona 3 Portable
- Minako Yurihara, a character in the light novel series Boogiepop
References
2. http://www.baby-vornamen.de/Maedchen/M/Mi/Minako/ 3. http://www.vorname.com/name,Minako.html
Notes and References
- http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Minako.htm Minako - Meaning and origin of the name Minako
