Ayumi
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| Ayumi | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Á-yú-mí |
| Gender | Female |
| Meaning | It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used. |
| Origin | Japanese, Chinese |
| Related names | Ayumu Yumi |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with "Ayumi " |
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Ayumi (あゆみ, アユミ) is a Japanese word meaning "course" or "walking" (歩み). The kanji of Ayumi (歩- Ayu.mu) derives from the Chinese word (步- bù); the meanings of the two are similar but not the same. Ayumi is also a feminine Japanese given name. It is rarely used as a surname.
[edit] Possible writings
Ayumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
- 歩み, "course" or "walking"
- as a given name
- 歩, "progress", "walking", "a step"
- 歩美, "walking, beauty"
- 亜弓
- 安弓
- 亜由美
The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
- あゆ美, mixture of hiragana and kanji
- as a surname
- 漢人
- 阿弓
[edit] Real people
- with the given name Ayumi
- Ayumi Hamasaki (born 1978), Japanese singer
- Ayumi Ishida (born 1948), Japanese actress
- Ayumi Ito (born 1980), Japanese actress
- Ayumi Kida (born 1966), Japanese actress
- Ayumi Lee (born 1984), Korean singer
- Ayumi Miyazaki (born 1971), Japanese singer
- Ayumi Morita (born 1990), Japanese tennis professional
- Ayumi Nagashii (born 1974), alias for the Japanese voice actress Ryoka Yuzuki
- Ayumi Oka (born 1983), Japanese actress
- Ayumi Shibata (born 1984), Japanese singer
- Ayumi Kinoshita (born 1982), Japanese actress and model
- Ayumi Beppu (born 1983), Japanese actress and model
[edit] Fictional characters
- with the given name Ayumi
- Amy Yeager, aka Ayumi Yoshida, a secondary character from Meitantei Conan, also known as Case Closed
