Surname
Minakami
Minakami (水上) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean water + above, and Wikidata lists 16 notable people with this family name.
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What Minakami means
水
water
上
above
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Minakami mean water + above. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.