Nami (name)

Nami is used as both a given name and surname.

Given name

Japanese

Nami (なみ, ナミ, 奈美, 成実, 菜美) is a Japanese feminine given name. People with this name include:

• Nami Akimoto (born 1968), Japanese manga artist
• Nami Iguchi (井口 奈己, born 1967), Japanese film director, screenwriter and editor
• Nami Inamori (稲森 奈見, born 1993), Japanese judoka
• Nami Kurokawa (born 1980), Japanese voice actress
• Nami Miyazaki (born 1976), Japanese field hockey international goal keeper
• Nami Sano (1987–2023), Japanese manga artist
• Nami Tamaki (born 1988), Japanese singer
• Nami Teshima (born 1974), Japanese judo wrestler
• Nami Tsukamoto (born 1979), Japanese ballet dancer and film actress

Other origins

It is also a given name of various other origins. People with the given name unrelated to the Japanese version include:

• Na-mi (born 1957), South Korean singer
• Nami Yayak, Turkish Olympic fencer, competed in 1928
• Naminapu "Nami" Maymuru-White (born 1952), Australian artist of the Yolngu people

Surname

People with the surname Nami include:

• Ahmad Nami (1873–1962), second president of Syria
• Ahmed al-Nami (1977–2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 93 in 2001
• Arsi Nami (born 1984), Iranian singer
• Kazutsugi Nami (born 1933), Japanese businessman
• Mohammad Nami, Saudi footballer

Fictional characters

• Nami, a character and bachelorette in Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life and Harvest Moon DS
• Nami (One Piece), one of the protagonists in the manga and anime series One Piece
• Nami Aoi, a character from the manga and anime series Aki Sora
• Nami Hito, a character in the manga and anime series Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei
• Nami Kuki, a character from manga and anime Jungle De Ikou!
• Nami Kusunoki, a character in the manga series Alive: The Final Evolution
• Nami Satō, a character from the visual novel Gift

See also

• Nami (disambiguation)