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七海

Nanami Japanese Name

ななみ · ナナミ

JMnedict contains the exact reviewed pair 七海・ななみ. 七海 is no. 77 in the 2022 Tamahiyo girls' name sample; 七海 is no. 97 in the 2023 Tamahiyo girls' name sample. These rankings document the stated survey sample and are not a census of all births in Japan.

Meaning overview

These interpretations belong to this reviewed name record. Variant-specific explanations appear separately below.

  • For 七海, 七 includes “seven”; 海 includes “sea”. These are literal character glosses rather than a fixed whole-name translation.
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Name facts

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Hiragana
ななみ
Katakana
ナナミ
Pronunciation
nah-nah-mee
Gender association
Feminine
Usage status
Common
Origin
Japanese given-name record covering the reviewed spellings 七海・ななみ.
Mora count
3
Record status
Reviewed
Last reviewed
July 28, 2026

Naturalness note

JMnedict contains the exact reviewed pair 七海・ななみ. 七海 is no. 77 in the 2022 Tamahiyo girls' name sample; 七海 is no. 97 in the 2023 Tamahiyo girls' name sample. These rankings document the stated survey sample and are not a census of all births in Japan.

Kanji variants

Each spelling is documented separately so its gloss and usage note are not mixed with another variant.

ななみ

high confidence

Documented interpretation

  • 七: seven
  • 海: sea

Usage note

JMnedict contains the exact 七海・ななみ pair. Tamahiyo lists it at no. 77 in the 2022 Tamahiyo girls' name sample and no. 97 in the 2023 Tamahiyo girls' name sample; this supports observed use in that sample, not nationwide frequency.

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4

Editorial notes

Cultural context

  • This page covers the documented 七海・ななみ pair. Other spellings with the same reading require separate evidence.
  • Only exact kanji-and-reading pairs found in JMnedict and either a 2022–2025 Tamahiyo name ranking or a named main-use example in the 2025 reading ranking are included in this scaled record.

Pronunciation notes

  • ななみ contains 3 morae. The English guide is approximate and does not encode Japanese pitch accent.

Common misunderstandings

  • The KANJIDIC glosses shown for 七海 describe individual characters; they do not prove a bearer’s intended name meaning.

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Sources and evidence limits

Sources support specific fields, not every possible claim about the name. Their limitations remain visible here.

  1. ENAMDICT/JMnedict Japanese Proper Names Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Hiragana, Romaji, Genders, Is Real Name, Origin, Kanji Variants 0 reading

    Each published spelling on this record was matched to the exact ななみ reading in JMnedict.

    Source limitation

    Dictionary inclusion does not measure current frequency, guarantee a reading for every bearer, or establish legal acceptance of a new registration.

  2. KANJIDIC Project

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Meanings, Themes, Kanji Variants 0 meanings

    Only individual-character English glosses are used.

    Source limitation

    Character glosses are not whole-name translations and do not establish an intended whole-name meaning or family etymology.

  3. 2022年 女の子赤ちゃんの名前ランキング100

    Benesse Corporation (たまひよ) · JA · accessed Jul 28, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Usage Status, Genders, Naturalness Note, Kanji Variants 0 usage Note

    The cited ranking supplies the exact spelling and reading as either a ranked name entry or the named main-use example for a ranked reading, together with gendered-list context.

    Source limitation

    The ranking covers names submitted through Benesse products and services for births from January 1 to September 27, 2022; the 148,103 girls in the sample do not represent a census of all births in Japan.

  4. 2023年 女の子赤ちゃんの名前ランキング100

    Benesse Corporation (たまひよ) · JA · accessed Jul 28, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Usage Status, Genders, Naturalness Note, Kanji Variants 0 usage Note

    The cited ranking supplies the exact spelling and reading as either a ranked name entry or the named main-use example for a ranked reading, together with gendered-list context.

    Source limitation

    The ranking covers names submitted through Benesse products and services for births from January 1 to September 27, 2023; the 141,857 girls in the sample do not represent a census of all births in Japan.