Narumi

Narumi
PronunciationNá-rú-mí
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningIt can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.

Narumi (鳴海) is a Japanese word for "the roaring of the sea". Narumi (なるみ, ナルミ) is also a feminine Japanese given name which can also be used as a surname.

Possible writings

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

  • 鳴海, "the roaring of the sea"
as a given name
  • 成美, "achieve, beauty"
  • 成実, "achieve, truth"
as a surname
  • 成実, "achieve, truth"
  • 成海, "achieve, sea"
  • 鳴海, "the roaring of the sea"

The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People with the name

Given name

  • Narumi Kakinouchi (成美, born 1962), Japanese manga artist, animator, director, and character designer
  • Narumi Kurosaki (黒崎 愛海, 1995–2016), Japanese woman murdered in France
  • Narumi Kurosu (黒須 成美, born 1991), Japanese modern pentathlete
  • Narumi Miura (三浦 成美, born 1997), Japanese women's footballer
  • Narumi Takahashi (成美, born 1992), Japanese pair skater
  • Narumi Takahira (成美, born 1989), Japanese voice actress
  • Narumi Tsunoda (なるみ, born 1962), Japanese voice actress
  • Narumi Yasuda (成美, born 1966), Japanese actress
  • Narumi Hidaka (奈留美, born 1968), Japanese voice actress
  • Narumi Okawa (大川 成美, born 1990), Japanese AV idol

Surname

  • August S. Narumi, Bronze Wolf recipient
  • Kyoko Narumi (鳴海 杏子, born 1986 ), Japanese voice actress
  • Riko Narumi (成海, born 1992), Japanese actress and model
  • Takeshi Narumi (鳴海), a Japanese novelist and scriptwriter

Fictional characters

Given name

  • Narumi (鳴海), a character from the manga and anime series Alice Academy
  • Narumi Yatadera, a character from the Touhou Project

Surname

  • Ayumu Narumi (鳴海), the main character in the manga and anime series Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning
  • Kiyotaka Narumi (鳴海), the brother of Ayumu Narumi from the manga and anime series Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning
  • Kiyotaka Narumi (成実), a character in the anime series Lucky Star
  • Shogo Narumi (鳴海), a character in the manga series Beauty Pop
  • Shizuto Narumi (成海), a minor character in the manga and anime series Yakitate!! Japan
  • Yui Narumi (成実), a character in the anime series Lucky Star
  • Shōhei Narumi (鳴海), a character in the video games Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army and Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon
  • Akiko Narumi (鳴海), the lead female character of Kamen Rider W
  • Daisuke Narumi, a character in the Kuroko no Basuke

See also

  • Narumi-juku (鳴海宿), the fortieth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō
  • Narumi Station (鳴海駅), a train station located in Nagoya
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