Narumi

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

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

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
  • 成海
  • 鳴海

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

People with the name

Given name

Surname

  • August S. Narumi, Bronze Wolf recipient
  • 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

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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