산남리(山南里)는 한자말 지명으로 마을이 산남리 뒷산인 태봉산 남쪽에 형성되어 그와 같이 명명되었다.
Sannam-ri is a place name in Chinese characters, and the village was formed in the south of Taebongsan Mountain, a mountain behind Sannam-ri, and was named as such.