With the exception of few isolated cases along JR Tokaido Line in the north, the towns in Minami Ward have compound town names which are prefixed by the district names such as former Oaza (large section of village).
南区の町名は、北部の東海道本線沿いのごく一部を除いて、旧大字名などの地区名を冠した複合町名である。