Izumi

Izumi
Origin
Region of origin	Japanese

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

Izumi Aki (いずみ, born 1960), actress
Izumi Arai (泉, born 1964), stage name Minami Takayama, voice actress and singer
Izumi Hoshi (泉, born 1967), Tibetologist
Izumi Inamori (いずみ, born 1972), actress
Izumi Kato (和, born 1990), Japanese swimmer
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, born1944), 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 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

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
Kyōka Izumi (泉, 1873–1939), author
Masaki Izumi, professional 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
Rei Izumi, female Japanese manga artist
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
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 2948), archaeologist
Tokuji Izumi (泉, born 1939), Supreme Court of Japan member

Fictional characters

Characters with the given name

Izumi (Shelly), a member of Team Aqua in the Pokémon anime
Izumi Akazawa, a character in Another
Izumi Curtis, a character in Fullmetal Alchemist
Himuro Izumi, a character in Princess Nine
Izumi Izosaki, a character in I"s
Izumi Kanai, a character in Battle Royale
Fire Lord Izumi, a character in The Legend of Korra
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 Orimoto (Zoe Orimoto in English dub), a character in Digimon Frontier
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 Uchiha, a character in "Naruto"

Characters with the surname

Shinichi Izumi (泉), the protagonist of the series Parasyte
Konata Izumi (泉), protagonist of Lucky Star

Sōjirō Izumi (泉), Konata's father in Lucky Star
Kanata Izumi (泉), Konata's mother in Lucky Star

Kouta Izumi, a character in My Hero Academia
Koushiro "Izzy" Izumi, a character in Digimon Adventure
Shion Izumi, a character in Gantz
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

Shingo Izumi, Hina's older brother in Kamen Rider OOO

Gaku Izumi, a character in Flunk Punk Rumble (released in Japan as Yankee-kun to Megane-chan))
Ken Izumi, the protagonist of the toon Chargeman Ken!

Caron Izumi, Ken's little sister in Chargeman Ken!

Kagura Izumi, one of the protagonists of the Ressha Sentai ToQger
Shu Izumi, the leader and producer for Quell in TSUKIPRO series
Mitsuki Izumi and Iori Izumi, the members of Idolish7 in Idolish7

References

^ 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