Natsumi

Natsumi

Pronunciation	Ná-ts(ú)-mí
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different depending on the kanji used
Other names
Related names	Natsuki Natsuko

Natsumi (なつみ, ナツミ) is a feminine Japanese given name which is occasionally used as a surname.

Possible writings

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

as a given name

• 夏美, "summer, beauty"
• 夏実, "summer, truth"
• 夏未, "summer, still"
• 夏海, "summer, sea"
• 夏生, "summer, life"
• 奈津美 "Nara, harbor, beauty"
• 奈津実 " Nara, harbor, truth"

as a surname

• 夏見, "summer, look"

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

Places

• Natsumi (夏見), a place located in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
• Natsumi Temple complex (夏見廃寺), a Japanese archaeological site

People

Given name

• Natsumi Abe (安倍 なつみ, born 1981), Japanese singer and actress
• Natsumi Ando (安藤 なつみ), Japanese manga artist
• Natsumi Fujita (藤田 夏未, born 1991), Japanese volleyball player
• Natsumi Hamamura (浜村 夏美, born 1984), Japanese tennis player
• Natsumi Hara (原 奈津美, born 1988), Japanese football player
• Natsumi Hioka (日岡 なつみ, born 1991), Japanese voice actress
• Natsumi Hirajima (平嶋 夏海, born 1992), Japanese tarento and actress
• Natsumi Hoshi (星 奈津美, born 1990), Japanese swimmer
• Natsumi Itsuki (樹 なつみ, born 1960), Japanese manga artist
• Natsumi Iwamura (岩村 捺未), Japanese idol
• Natsumi Kawaguchi (川口夏実, born 2002), Japanese tennis player
• Natsumi Kawaida (川井田 夏海, born 1996), Japanese voice actress
• Natsumi Kiyoura (清 浦夏実, born 1990), Japanese actress and singer from Chiba
• Natsumi Kon (昆 夏美, born 1991), Japanese musical actress and singer
• Natsumi Maki (万喜なつみ, born 1995), Japanese professional wrestler
• Natsumi Matsubara (松原 夏海, born 1990), Japanese singer
• Natsumi Matsuoka (松岡 菜摘, born 1996), Japanese singer and former member of HKT48
• Natsumi Mizushima (水嶋 なつみ, born 1984), Japanese professional wrestler
• Natsumi Mukai (迎 夏生), Japanese manga artist
• Natsumi Murakami (村上 奈津実, born 1995), Japanese voice actress
• Natsumi Ogawa (小川 菜摘, born 1962), Japanese actress
• Natsumi Okamoto (岡本 夏美, born 1998), Japanese fashion model and actress
• Natsumi Sakai (酒井 夏海, born 2001), Japanese swimmer
• Natsumi Sasada (笹田 夏実, born 1995), Japanese artistic gymnast
• Natsumi Takamori (高森 奈津美, born 1987), Japanese voice actress
• Natsumi Tanaka (田中菜津美, born 2000), Japanese singer and former member of HKT48
• Natsumi Tomonaga (朝長 なつ美, born 1991), Japanese modern pentathlete
• Natsumi Tsunoda (角田 夏実, born 1992), Japanese judoka
• Natsumi Tsuji (unknown, born 1993), known as the Nevada-tan murder, A Japanese girl known for murdering her classmate, Satomi Mitarai
• Natsumi Yabuuchi (薮内夏美, born 1977), Japanese basketball player
• Natsumi Yanase (やなせ なつみ, born 1971), Japanese voice actress

Surname

• Madoka Natsumi (夏見 円, born 1978), Japanese cross country skier

Characters

• Natsumi Asō (夏海), a character in the anime and manga series Sketchbook
• Natsumi Hikari, a character in Kamen Rider Decade
• Natsumi Rokudo, a character in Jungle de Ikou! series
• Natsumi Hinata (日向 夏美), a character in the anime and manga series Sgt. Frog
• Natsumi Hyuga, a character in the anime and manga series Alice Academy
• Natsumi Kyouno, a character in the Date A Live series
• Natsumi Mizuki, a character in anime and manga series GetBackers
• Natsumi Murakami (村上 夏美), a character in the anime series Negima!
• Natsumi Hayama, a character from Kodomo no Omocha
• Natsume Takashi, a character in the anime and manga series Natsume Yūjin-chō
• Natsumi Onitsuka (鬼塚 夏美), a character in the media franchise Love Live! Superstar!!
• Natsumi Shinohara/Yellow Racer, a character in Gekisou Sentai Carranger
• Natsumi Tsujimoto (辻本 夏実), a character in the You're Under Arrest franchise
• Natsumi Raimon (雷門 夏未), a character from the Japanese anime Inazuma Eleven

See also

• Nochiura Natsumi (後浦なつみ), a trio within the Hello! Project