Izumi
Izumi, meaning "spring" or "source of water", is a Japanese given name and surname. It is sometimes translated as "fountain" in reference to natural springs and should not be confused with architectural fountains, which are called funsui in Japanese. While a unisex name, it is more commonly used by women. It can alternately be written as 泉美, 和泉, 泉水, いずみ or いづみ.
As given name
- Izumi Aki, actress
- Izumi Arai, stage name Minami Takayama, voice actress and singer
- Izumi Ashikawa, Japanese actress
- Izumi Eto, Japanese sprint canoeist
- Izumi Hoshi, Tibetologist
- Izumi Inamori, actress
- Izumi Kato, Japanese swimmer
- Izumi Kato, contemporary artist
- Izumi Kazuto, manga artist
- Izumi Kimura, pianist
- Izumi Kirihara, manga artist
- Izumi Kitta, actress and singer
- Izumi Kobayashi, professional Go player
- Masanobu Izumi, former football player
- Izumi Matsumoto, real name Kazuya Terashima, manga artist
- Izumi Mori, model and tarento
- Izumi Motoya, real name Motohisa Yamawaki, Kyōgen actor
- Izumi Ochiai, founder member of the Japanese band Aion
- Izumi Nakadai, member of Bon-Bon Blanco
- Izumi Nakamitsu, United Nations official
- Izumi Sakai, real name Sachiko Kamachi, singer
- Izumi Shima, real name Keiko Ishida, actress
- Izumi Shimada, American anthropologist
- Izumi Suzuki, Japanese novelist and actor
- Izumi Tabata, health scientist, founder of the Tabata protocol
- Izumi Takemoto, manga artist and illustrator
- Izumi Tsubaki, manga artist
- Izumi Yamaguchi, actress
- Izumi Yokokawa, football player
- Izumi Yoshida, Japanese politician
- Izumi Yukimura, singer and actress
- Princess Izumi, princess during the Asuka period and Nara period
As surname
- Arata Izumi, Japanese-born Indian footballer
- Bob Izumi, Canadian angler
- Hiroshi Izumi, judoka and mixed martial artist
- Izumi Maki (athlete), former long-distance runner
- Kaneyoshi Izumi, manga artist
- Keisuke Izumi, Japanese baseball player
- Kyōka Izumi, author
- Masaki Izumi, Japanese shogi player
- Masako Izumi, Japanese actress, singer and adventurer
- Masayuki Izumi, actor
- Miyuki Izumi, football player
- Pinko Izumi, real name Sayo Takemoto, actress and singer
- Rika Izumi, fashion model and gravure idol
- Ryuji Izumi, football player
- Shigechiyo Izumi, previously verified by Guinness to be the oldest man ever, but whose case is now disputed
- Izumi Shikibu, mid Heian period poet, member of the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry
- Sayoko Izumi, singer-songwriter
- Shigeru Izumi, Japanese painter and printmaker
- Shūhei Izumi, actor
- Shinya Izumi, politician
- Shiro Izumi, actor
- Sohji Izumi, actor
- Sotaro Izumi, football player
- Takura Izumi, archaeologist
- Tokuji Izumi, 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, a member of Team Aqua in the Pokémon anime
- Izumi, a character from anime Parasol Henbe
- Doll Izumi, a character in Super Doll Licca-chan
- Izumi Akazawa, a character in Another
- Izumi Chiba, a character in Natsunagu!
- Izumi Curtis, a character in Fullmetal Alchemist
- Izumi Himuro, a character in Princess Nine
- Izumi Izosaki, a character in I"s
- Izumi Kanai, a character in Battle Royale
- Izumi Katsuragi, a character in Link! Like! Love Live!
- Izumi Maki, a character in Soar High! Isami
- Izumi Miyama, a character in Ultraman Leo
- Izumi Miyamura, main character in Horimiya
- Izumi Moriyama, a character in Ultraman Taro
- Izumi Nase, a character in Kyoukai no Kanata
- Izumi Orimoto, a character in Digimon Frontier
- Izumi Sakurai, a character from the anime and manga series Nichijou
- Izumi Sano, a character in Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
- Izumi Sawatari, a character in He Is My Master
- Izumi Segawa, a character in Hayate the Combat Butler
- Izumi Sena, a character in Ensemble Stars!
- Izumi Sena, a character in Love Stage!!
- Izumi Shimomura, a character In Ajin: Demi-Human
- Izumi Rio, a character in Full Moon o Sagashite
- Izumi Toraishi, a character in Star-Myu
- Izumi Uchiha, a character in Naruto Shippuden
- Izumi Yukitaka, a character in ''Haikyuu!!''
Characters with the surname
- Ako Izumi, a character in Negima! Magister Negi Magi
- Eita Izumi, a character in Just Because!
- Gaku Izumi, a character in Flunk Punk Rumble
- Hina Izumi, a character in Kamen Rider OOO
- Kagura Izumi, one of the protagonists of the Ressha Sentai ToQger
- Kaori Izumi, a character in Best Student Council
- Ken Izumi, the protagonist of the toon Chargeman Ken!
- Kohei Izumi, a character in World Trigger
- Konata Izumi, protagonist of Lucky Star
- Kota Izumi, a character in My Hero Academia
- Koushiro "Izzy" Izumi, a character in Digimon Adventure
- Kyōka Izumi, a character in "Bungo Stray Dogs"
- Sagiri Izumi, the protagonist of Eromanga Sensei
- Shion Izumi, a character in Gantz
- Shinichi Izumi, the protagonist of the series Parasyte
- Mitsuki Izumi and Iori Izumi, the members of Idolish7 in Idolish7
- Noa Izumi, protagonist of Patlabor
- Yuu Izumi, protagonist of "Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san"