Ayumi

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Ayumi is a female Japanese given name. The kanji of Ayumi (歩- Ayu.mu) comes from the Chinese word (步- Ayu.mu); they're similar but not the same. Ayumi is most commonly written as: 한국이름: 아유미

• あゆみ — in hiragana, the most common way.
• あゆ美 — mixture of hiragana and kanji; this is rarely used, but nowadays you can see this form increasing.
• 歩 — literally means step or walk, but for names is understood as walker. Most parents that give their child this name wants a child that is independent, that can walk on her own.
• 歩美 — "歩" means walker and "美": beauty.
• 歩実 - "歩" means walker and "実": reality.
• 歩弓 - "歩" means walker and "弓": archery.
• 安祐美 - "安" means relax, "祐" means help and "美": beauty.
• 亜弓 - "亜" means Asia and "弓": archery.
• 亜由美 - This name does not have a meaning. It is just phonetic.
• 亜裕美 - "亜" means Asia, "裕" means bountiful, rich and "美": beauty.
• 鮎美 - "鮎" means sweet trout and "美": beauty.
• 優美 - "優" means gentle and "美": beauty.
• 彩友美 - "彩" mean colorful, "友" means friend and "美": beauty.

Ayumi literally means step or walk, but for names is understood as walker. It does also exist as a surname (漢人, 阿弓) People named Ayumi:

• Ayumi Asakura, actress
• Ayumi Hamasaki, singer
• Ayumi Ishida, actress
• Ayumi Ito, actress
• Ayumi Kida, actress
• Ayumi Lee, a Korean singer (former Sugar member)
• Ayumi Miyazaki, singer
• Ayumi Nagashii, alias for voice actress Ryoka Yuzuki
• Ayumi Oka, actress
• Ayumi Shibata, singer in Melon Kinen-Bi

Fictional characters named Ayumi:

• Ayumi from the series InuYasha
• Miss Ayumi, the high school teacher commonly seen throughout the Project A-ko series of animated movies
• Ayumi Kato, Kyoko Fukada's character in the 1999 drama "Oni no sumika"
• Ayumi Ogawa, Kou Shibasaki's character in the 2003 dorama "Good Luck!!"
• Ayumi Tachibana from the video game Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo
• Ayumi Yoshida (Amy in the English version) from Meitantei Conan