Rumi

Japanese
"beauty, flow, lapis lazuli"

Rumi Origin and Meaning

The name Rumi is a girl's name of Japanese origin meaning "beauty, flow, lapis lazuli".

Rumi is a Japanese girls' name that sounds like a couple of other choices more familiar in the West -- Rumer and Remi -- that is achieving notice because of its choice by two celebrities, including Beyonce and Jay-Z.

Rumi is perhaps best-known as the name of a (male)13th century Muslim mystic and poet whose most famous poem, "The Diver's Clothes Lying Empty", has inspired many modern literary works, including Vendela Vida's novel with a nearly-identical title. There are also several notable Japanese women named Rumi.

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Famous People Named Rumi

  • Rumi Ōkubo
    Japanese actress
  • Rumi Neely
    American blogger and model
  • Rumi Utsugi
    Japanese footballer
  • Rumi Hiiragi
    Japanese actress
  • Rumi Ochiai
    Japanese voice actress
  • Rumi Kasahara
    Japanese voice actress
  • Rumi Shishido
    Japanese singer and voice actress
  • Rumi Suizu
    Japanese figure skater
  • Rumi Tama
    Japanese film director
  • (Jelaluddin) Rumi
    male Persian poet and mystic
  • Rumi Joon Maran Alborzi
    b. 2006, daughter of model Josie Maran, sister of Indi
  • Rumi Rassi
    b. 2014, daughter of Mazdack Rassi and Zanna Roberts Rassi; twin of sister Juno
  • Rumi Carter (b. 2017)
    daughter of singer Beyonce and rapper Jay,Z; twin of brother Sir

Rumi in Pop Culture

  • Rumi
    character in the 1997 anime film Perfect Blue
  • Rumi Matsuura
    character in the manga and anime series Marmalade Boy
  • Rumi Nanase
    character in the Tactics's One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e video game

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