Izumi
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Izumi (泉), meaning "spring" or "fountain", is a Japanese given name and surname. While a unisex name, it is more commonly used by women.[citation needed] It can alternately be written as 泉美, 和泉, 泉水, いずみ or いづみ. People with the name include:
As given name
[edit]- Izumi Aki (いずみ, born 1960), actress
- Izumi Arai (泉, born 1964), stage name Minami Takayama, voice actress and singer
- Izumi Ashikawa (芦川 いずみ, born 1935), Japanese actress
- Izumi Eto (江藤 泉, born 1935), Japanese sprint canoeist
- Izumi Hoshi (泉, born 1967), Tibetologist
- Izumi Inamori (いずみ, born 1972), actress
- Izumi Kato (和, born 1990), Japanese swimmer
- Izumi Kato (泉, born 1969), contemporary artist
- Izumi Kazuto (いずみ, born 1979), manga artist
- Izumi Kimura (born 1973), pianist
- Izumi Kirihara (いづみ, born), manga artist
- Izumi Kitta (いずみ, born 1984), actress and singer
- Izumi Kobayashi (泉美, born 1977), professional Go player
- Masanobu Izumi (泉, born 1944), former football player
- Izumi Matsumoto (泉, born 1958), real name Kazuya Terashima, manga artist
- Izumi Mori (泉, born 1982), model and tarento
- Izumi Motoya (和泉, born 1974), real name Motohisa Yamawaki, Kyōgen actor
- Izumi Ochiai (泉, born 1966), founder member of the Japanese band Aion
- Izumi Nakadai (born 1988), member of Bon-Bon Blanco
- Izumi Nakamitsu (泉, born 1963), United Nations official
- Izumi Sakai (泉水, 1967–2007), real name Sachiko Kamachi, singer
- Izumi Shima (いづみ, born 1953), real name Keiko Ishida, actress
- Izumi Shimada (泉, born 1948), American anthropologist
- Izumi Suzuki (いづみ, born 1949), Japanese novelist and actor
- Izumi Tabata (泉, born 1956), health scientist, founder of the Tabata protocol
- Izumi Takemoto (泉, born 1959), manga artist and illustrator
- Izumi Tsubaki (いづみ), manga artist
- Izumi Yamaguchi (いづみ), actress
- Izumi Yokokawa (泉, born 1963), football player
- Izumi Yoshida (吉田 泉, born 1949), Japanese politician
- Izumi Yukimura (いづみ, born 1937), singer and actress
- Princess Izumi (泉, died 734), princess during the Asuka period and Nara period
As surname
[edit]- Arata Izumi (和泉, born 1982), Japanese-born Indian footballer
- Bob Izumi, (born 1958), Canadian angler
- Hiroshi Izumi (泉, born 1982), Judoka and mixed martial artist
- Izumi Maki (athlete) (和, born 1968), former long-distance runner
- Kaneyoshi Izumi (和泉), manga artist
- Keisuke Izumi (泉 圭輔, born 1997), Japanese baseball player
- Kyōka Izumi (泉, 1873–1939), author
- Masaki Izumi, Japanese shogi player
- Masayuki Izumi (泉, 1980–2015), actor
- Miyuki Izumi (泉, born 1973), football player
- Pinko Izumi (泉, born 1947), real name Sayo Takemoto (née Eguchi), actress and singer
- Rika Izumi (泉, born 1988), fashion model and gravure idol
- Ryuji Izumi (和泉, born 1993), football player
- Shigechiyo Izumi (泉, 1880–1986), previously verified by Guinness to be the oldest man ever, but whose case is now disputed[2]
- Izumi Shikibu (和泉, born 978), mid Heian period poet, member of the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry
- Sayoko Izumi (泉, born 1988), singer-songwriter
- Shigeru Izumi (泉 茂, 1922–1995), Japanese painter and printmaker
- Shūhei Izumi (和泉, born 1977), actor
- Shinya Izumi (泉, born 1937), politician
- Shiro Izumi (和泉, born 1961), actor
- Sohji Izumi (和泉, born 1988), actor
- Sotaro Izumi (泉, born 1992), football player
- Takura Izumi (泉, born 1948), archaeologist
- Tokuji Izumi (泉, born 1939), Supreme Court of Japan member
Fictional characters
[edit]Characters with the given name
[edit]- Izumi, the current Fire Lord of the Fire Nation, from Avatar the Last Airbender
- Izumi (Shelly), a member of Team Aqua in the Pokémon anime
- Izumi, a character from anime Parasol Henbe
- Izumi Akazawa, a character in Another
- Izumi Curtis, a character in Fullmetal Alchemist
- Izumi Chiba, a character in Natsunagu!
- Himuro Izumi, a character in Princess Nine
- Izumi Izosaki, a character in I"s
- Izumi Kanai, a character in Battle Royale
- Izumi Uchiha, a character in NARUTO SHIPPUDEN
- Doll Izumi, a character in Super Doll Licca-chan
- Izumi Miyamura, main character in Horimiya
- Izumi Yukitaka, a character in Haikyuu!!
- Izumi Nase, a character in Kyoukai no Kanata
- Izumi Maki, a character in Soar High! Isami
- Izumi Miyama, a character in Ultraman Leo
- Izumi Moriyama, a character in Ultraman Taro
- Izumi Orimoto (Zoe Orimoto in all English dubs), a character in Digimon Frontier
- Izumi Sakurai, a character from the anime and manga series Nichijou
- Izumi Segawa, a character in Hayate the Combat Butler
- Izumi Rio (いずみ), a character in Full Moon o Sagashite
- Izumi Sano (泉), a character in Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
- Izumi Sawatari (いずみ), a character in He Is My Master
- Izumi Sena (泉水), a character in Love Stage!!
- Izumi Shimomura, a character In "Ajin"
- Izumi Toraishi, a character in Star-Myu
- Izumi Kyouka, A character in Bungo Stray Dogs
- Izumi Sena, A character in Ensemble Stars!
Characters with the surname
[edit]- Shinichi Izumi (泉), the protagonist of the series Parasyte
- Konata Izumi (泉), protagonist of Lucky Star
- Kota Izumi, a character in My Hero Academia
- Koushiro "Izzy" Izumi, a character in Digimon Adventure
- Shion Izumi, a character in Gantz
- Eita Izumi, a character in Just Because!
- Ako Izumi, a character in Negima! Magister Negi Magi
- Kaori Izumi, a character in Best Student Council
- Hina Izumi, a character in Kamen Rider OOO
- Gaku Izumi, a character in Flunk Punk Rumble
- Ken Izumi, the protagonist of the toon Chargeman Ken!
- Kagura Izumi, one of the protagonists of the Ressha Sentai ToQger
- Mitsuki Izumi and Iori Izumi, the members of Idolish7 in Idolish7
- Sagiri Izumi, the protagonist of Eromanga Sensei
- Kohei Izumi, a character in World Trigger
- Noa Izumi, protagonist of Patlabor
- Yuu Izumi, protagonist of "Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san"
References
[edit]- ^ 1990 Census Name Files Archived 2010-10-07 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
- ^ 2012 edition, p.86, ISBN 978-91-7424-168-6