Yumi (name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Yumi


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caption= Yumi, of the singing duo Puffy AmiYumi
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gender = female
meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
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origin = Japanese
related names = Yumiko
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Yumi (ゆみ, ユミ) is a common feminine Japanese given name which is uncommonly used as a surname.

Possible writings

Yumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:;as a given name
*由美, "reason/cause, beauty"
*裕美, "abundant, beauty"
*夕実, "evening, fruit"
*優美, "tenderness, beauty"
*裕未, "abundant, not yet"
*悠美, "permanence, beauty"
*祐美, "help, beauty"
*由実, "reason/cause, fruit"
*有美, "exist/possess, beauty"
*夕美, "evening, beauty"
*友美, "friend, beauty"The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Real people

;with the given name Yumi
*Yumi Adachi (祐実), a Japanese actress
*Yumi Hotta (由美), a Japanese manga artist
*Yumi Kakazu (ゆみ), a Japanese voice actress
*Yumi Kobayashi (優美), a Japanese fashion model
**Yumi Uno, Yumi Kobayashi's former show-business name
*Yumi Matsutoya (由実), a Japanese singer
*Yumi Nakashima (優美), a Japanese singer
*Yumi Shizukusa (由実), a Japanese singer
*Yumi Stynes, an Australian disc jockey for the Australian Channel V
*Yumi Takada (由美), a Japanese voice actress
*Yumi Toma (由美), a Japanese voice actress
*Yumi Yoshimura (由美), the second half of the singing duo Puffy AmiYumi
*Yumi Matsuzawa (由美), a Japanese singer;with the surname Yumi
*Kaoru Yumi (由美), a Japanese actress

Fictional characters

;with the given name Yumi
*Yumi Fukuzawa (祐巳), the main character of "Maria-sama ga Miteru"
*Yumi (Sayaka in the European and Japanese versions) of "Ape Escape"
*Yumi of "Hi Hi Puffy Amiyumi"
*Yumi Ishiyama, a "Code Lyoko" character
*Yumi Nakamura (由美), the protagonist of the J-horror "Chakushin Ari"
*Yumi Omura (裕美) and yumi the persocom, two "Chobits" characters
*Yumi Sakata, a character in shōjo manga series "Doubt!!"
*Yumi Sawamura (由美), a character in the action-adventure video game "Yakuza"