Izumi Explained

Izumi
Region:	Japanese
Footnotes:	^[1]

, meaning "spring" or "fountain", is a Japanese given name and surname. While a unisex name, it is more commonly used by women. It can alternately be written as Japanese: 泉美, Japanese: 和泉, Japanese: 泉水, Japanese: いずみ or Japanese: いづみ. People with the name include:

As given name

• , actress
• , stage name Minami Takayama, voice actress and singer
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese sprint canoeist
• , Tibetologist
• , actress
• , Japanese swimmer
• , contemporary artist
• , manga artist
• , pianist
• , manga artist
• , actress and singer
• , professional Go player
• , former football player
• , real name Kazuya Terashima, manga artist
• , model and tarento
• , real name Motohisa Yamawaki, Kyōgen actor
• , founder member of the Japanese band Aion
• Izumi Nakadai (born 1988), member of Bon-Bon Blanco
• , United Nations official
• , real name Sachiko Kamachi, singer
• , real name Keiko Ishida, actress
• , American anthropologist
• , Japanese novelist and actor
• , health scientist, founder of the Tabata protocol
• , manga artist and illustrator
• , manga artist
• , actress
• , football player
• , Japanese politician
• , singer and actress
• , princess during the Asuka period and Nara period

As surname

• , Japanese-born Indian footballer
• Bob Izumi, (born 1958), Canadian angler
• , Judoka and mixed martial artist
• , former long-distance runner
• , manga artist
• , Japanese baseball player
• , author
• Masaki Izumi, Japanese shogi player
• , actor
• , football player
• , real name Sayo Takemoto (née Eguchi), actress and singer
• , fashion model and gravure idol
• , football player
• , previously verified by Guinness to be the oldest man ever, but whose case is now disputed^[2]
• , mid Heian period poet, member of the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry
• Sayoko Izumi (泉, born 1988), singer-songwriter
• , Japanese painter and printmaker
• , actor
• , politician
• , actor
• , actor
• , football player
• , archaeologist
• , Supreme Court of Japan member

Fictional characters

Characters with the given name

• 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
• , a character in Full Moon o Sagashite
• , a character in Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
• , a character in He Is My Master
• , 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

• , the protagonist of the series Parasyte
• , 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"

Notes and References

1. https://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html 1990 Census Name Files
2. 2012 edition, p.86,