THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Ayumi
Ayumi is recorded as a female given name in Tagalog. The source gives a linguistic connection through Japanese, specifically the form あゆみ.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /ʔaˈjumi/Standard-Tagalog
- [ʔɐˈjuː.mɪ]Standard-Tagalog
A · yu · mi3 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
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TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from Japanese あゆみ (Ayumi).
a female given name from Japanese
EnglishEtymology & source
Borrowed from Japanese あゆみ (Ayumi).
A female given name from Japanese.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Ayumi in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Ayumi
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Mayumi♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Aya♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Ayako♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Ayob·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Megumi♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Ayanna♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Ayelah·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Ayesha♀Living, alive
What rhymes with Ayumi?
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- Wiktionary contributors — Ayumi (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Ayumi (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.