Minako
[miˈnɑːkoʊ]Meaning
Japanese feminine name, from 美 (mi) "beautiful", 奈 (na), a phonetic character, and 子 (ko) "child".
Background Story
Minako is a Japanese feminine given name, written みなこ in hiragana or ミナコ in katakana. It can be written with different kanji combinations, including 美奈子, 美那子, 美菜子, 美名子, 美梨子, 聖名子, 聖奈子, 皆子, 水奈子, 実奈子, 実菜子, 実那子 and 実名子. The name was borrowed into English and Tagalog from Japanese みなこ.
Variations
mina, minaka
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