Nanami (ななみ, ナナミ) is a rather popular[1] feminine Japanese given name which is also used as a surname.

Nanami
PronunciationNa-na-mí
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
Meaningdifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Region of originJapanese
Other names
Related namesNana
Nanako

Possible writings

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Nanami can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

as a given name
  • 七海, "seven, sea"
  • 七美, "seven, beauty"
  • 七実, "seven, fruit"
  • 七生, "seven, life"
  • 奈波, "what, wave"
  • 奈々美, "what, beauty"
  • 奈々実, "what, fruit"
  • 奈々生, "what, life"
  • 菜々美, "greens, beauty"
  • 菜々実, "greens, fruit"
  • 菜々未, "greens, not yet"

The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

as a surname
  • 名波, "name, wave"

People with the name

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  • Nanami Abe (阿部 奈々美, born 1972), Japanese figure skating coach and choreographer
  • Nanami Atsugi (厚木 那奈美, born 1997), Japanese voice actress
  • Nanami Inoue (奈々朱, born 1989), Japanese volleyball player
  • Nanami Irie (入江 ななみ, born 1995), Japanese sport wrestler
  • Nanami Kino (紀野 奈々美, born 1955), Japanese handball player
  • Nanami Ohta (ななみ, born 1993), a Japanese actress
  • Nanami Sakuraba (ななみ, born 1992), Japanese actress
  • Nanami Shiono (七生, born 1937), Japanese author and novelist
  • Hiroshi Nanami (名波, born 1972), former Japanese professional football player
  • Shingo Nanami, Japanese manga artist
  • Nanami (wrestler) (ななみ, born 2006), Japanese wrestler

Characters

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Other uses

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  • Nanami-chan, the mascot character of the satellite television service NHK-BS

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Popular names of a baby born in 2005" (in Japanese). Ninshin-Shussan no Okane Daijiten. Retrieved September 17, 2008.