Sumire

For other uses, see Sumire (disambiguation).

Sumire

Viola mandshurica (Fuji Dawn)
Pronunciation	Soo-mee-ray
Gender	Female
Language(s)	Japanese
Origin
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of origin	Japanese
Other names
Related names	Akane Tsubaki Sakura

Sumire (菫, すみれ, スミレ) is a feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Sumire can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

• 菫, "violet"

as a name

• 紫花, "purple, flower"
• 純麗, "purity, lovely"
• 澄玲, "lucidity, sound of jewels"
• 澄麗, "lucidity, lovely"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People with the name

• Sumire (model) (純恋, 1987–2009), Japanese fashion model
• Sumire Haruno (春野 寿美礼, born 1972), Japanese actress
• Sumire Hata (秦澄美鈴, born 1996), Japanese track and field athlete
• Sumire Kikuchi (菊池 純礼, born 1996), Japanese speed skater
• Sumire Kita (喜田 純鈴, born 2001), Japanese rhythmic gymnast
• Sumire Matsubara (松原 すみれ, born 1990), better known as Sumire, Japanese fashion model and actress
• Sumire Miyachi (宮地すみれ, born 2005), Japanese idol
• Sumire Morohoshi (諸星 すみれ, born 1999), Japanese voice actress
• Sumire Nakamura (仲邑 菫, born 2009), Japanese Go player
• Sumire Natsu (夏 すみれ, born 1992), Japanese professional wrestler
• Sumire Satō (佐藤 すみれ, born 1993), Japanese idol
• Sumire Suto (須藤 澄玲, born 1997), Japanese pair skater
• Sumire Tsuji (辻 すみれ, born 1999), Japanese fencer
• Sumire Uesaka (上坂 すみれ, born 1991), Japanese voice actress
• Sumire Yoshida (吉田 菫, born 1992), Japanese musician

Fictional characters

• Sumire (スミレ), a character in the anime film Garakowa: Restore the World
• Sumire, protagonist of the novel Sputnik Sweetheart
• Sumire Hanano (花野 菫), a character in the manga series Chihayafuru
• Sumire Hara (原 寿美鈴), a character in the manga series Assassination Classroom
• Sumire Heanna (平安名 すみれ), a character in the media franchise Love Live!
• Sumire Hikami (氷上 スミレ), a character in the anime series Aikatsu!
• Sumire Hirose (弘世 菫), a character in the manga series Saki
• Sumire Hoshino (星野 スミレ), a character in the manga series Perman
• Sumire Iwaya (巌谷 澄麗), protagonist of the manga series Tramps Like Us
• Sumire Kakei (筧 スミレ), a character in the manga series Boruto
• Sumire Kano (狩野 すみれ), a character in the light novel series Toradora!
• Sumire Kanzaki (神崎 すみれ), a character in the media franchise Sakura Wars
• Sumire Kasugano (春日野 すみれ), a character in the anime series Sally the Witch
• Sumire Nekoyashiki (猫屋敷すみれ), a character in the anime series Wonderful Pretty Cure!
• Sumire Nono (野乃すみれ), a character in the anime series Hug! Pretty Cure
• Sumire Ryuzaki (竜崎 スミレ), a character in the manga series The Prince of Tennis
• Sumire Saitō (斉藤 菫), a character in the manga series K-On!
• Sumire Saitozaki, a character in the video game Yandere Simulator
• Sumire Shinohara (篠原 スミレ), a character in the anime series Super Doll Licca-chan
• Sumire Shouda (正田 スミレ), a character in the manga series Gakuen Alice
• Sumire Takahana (鷹花 スミレ), protagonist of the manga series Venus Versus Virus
• Sumire Uemoto (上本 スミレ), a character in the manga series The World God Only Knows
• Sumire Yoshizawa (芳澤 すみれ), a character in the video game Persona 5 Royal

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Sumire
• All pages with titles containing Sumire