Girl

Minako

Minako (みなこ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 美奈子, 美 beautiful + 奈 (used for its sound + 子 child. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 83 notable people with this name.

み · な · こ · みなこ · ミナコ
Most used spelling美奈子みなこbeautiful + (used for its sound + child

Ways to write Minako

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

美奈子
美beautiful奈(used for its sound, na)子child
Girl, 74 notable people on Wikidata
美菜子
美beautiful菜greens, rapeseed flower子child
Girl, 9 notable people on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Minako appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

海奈子sea + (used for its sound + childGirl
海南子sea + south + childGirl
幹奈子trunk + (used for its sound + childGirl
見菜子to see + greens + childGirl
見奈子to see + (used for its sound + childGirl
見名子to see + name + childGirl
光七虹light + seven + rainbowGirl
三菜子three + greens + childGirl

Famous people named Minako

Minako Takashima 高嶋 美奈子Japanese association football player
Minako Kotobuki 寿 美菜子Japanese voice actress

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.