The meaning of the name ayumi

[gakkun]

i read somewhere that ayu's real name is Hamasaki Kurumi, so Ayumi must have a meaning of sort if she came up with one? or maybe she just picked it cuz it sounded cute
i know in chinese they write ayumi in kanji and it means 'step'...but i dont think these are right.

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[destiny_ayu]

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[~Ayanami~]

hmmm.....about her name i think i read somewhere that her father gave her the name kurumi but wen he left her mother changed her name to ayumi but i'm not sure what it means.......

AND welcome to AHS!!

[nmskalmn]

Welcome to AHS luseifer

Ayumi Hamasaki's real name is Ayumi. Her use of Kurumi was discussed here:

http://www.ahsforum.org/forum/showth...&threadid=2891

I think the name Ayumi does mean steps or walking. You'll have to ask masa or another Japanese speaker for a complete explanation.

-edit-

I found a link with an explanation of Ayumi:

"AYUMI" has a meaning of "walk "
When my parents named me, they hoped I could walk my own way.

My parents named me "Ayumi" because they hoped I would walk my own way (be independent).

http://www2.gol.com/users/billp/stud...ame/index.html

[appears]

japanese names are cool like that... my friend is called asami... asa means hemp, and her parents gave her this kanji because hemp grows straight, so they hoped that she would grow up "straight" ie without too many problems... and mi = beautiful... quite commonly found in girls names, for obvious reasons

[LX Ayu]

What does Kurumi mean then?

[mimika]

kuru means come, mi means pretty

i'm think itz means "the arrival of a beauty"

[miruku]

ohh.. interesting!

[angela]

wow..... interesting neh.....
thanx nmskalmn for explaining those terms~

[masa]

kuru means come, mi means pretty.i'm think itz means "the arrival of a beauty"

Interesting idea, but it's a misunderstanding. "Kurumi" is originally one word which means "walnut".

[mika]

what a letdown! from arrival of a beauty to a walnut

[silentscreamer]

I'm not sure if anyone talked about it before or not .. might be very obvious to you guys ..

but i just found out that ayumi means walking

heh =) okay i'm out.

*anticipates people shouting: I KNEW THAT A LONG TIME AGO!!!*

[~K+]

. . . No, It's Beach Promontory Ayu.

[starr5245]

ayu = walking?

huh, what kind of name is that?!

[AyuLover]

Originally Posted by opal tanya cho

ayu = walking?

huh, what kind of name is that?!

No, it's true. I have two ways to back that up:

1. When I insert link of Ayu's Official Webpage into a webpage translator, Ayu's name is always translated to: "Hamazaki walking".

2. Ayu's name in Chinese is pronounced "bean chi boo". It means something to do with walking.

[JimmyKoria]

hamasaki means beach cape, and ayumi does mean "walk" of some kind. Ayumi could mean many things though, since she dosent write it in kanji, we cant tell but I guess that quote that mmskalmn gave us is all we have, and its probably right.

Its also cute, and I hear japanese girls often right their first names in Hiragana =o

haha thats kinda funny XD

[LEOyumi]

Hamazaki Walking xD That's really funny hehe

[JesA]

my dad really loves Ayu...and he's always interested into what her lyrics mean in english...and he also loves to find out what Japanese peoples' names mean. he's thinks they are very beautiful *me too!* and he wants me to try and find out what Hamasaki Ayumi means. can someone help me here?

Hamasaki for as far as I know is only translated to "Hamazaki" in english, which iunno wtf that means.
Ayumi means 'walking', and I think Ayu is some sort of fish...