Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 南男, 南夫, 南雄, 波男, 波夫, 波雄, 浪男, 浪夫, 浪雄, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. NAH-MEE-O [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 南 (nami) meaning "south" or 波, 浪 (nami) meaning "wave" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.