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Umi name meaning

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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Umi mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Umi

User Submitted Origins

Japanese
42%
African
32%
Arabic
22%
Indonesian
4%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from South Africa, the name Umi is of African origin and means "'Life' It can also mean 'servant' or in Japan 'ocean/sea'".
  2. A submission from New York, U.S. says the name Umi means "the ocean in Japanese. It is a girls' name in Japan" and is of Japanese origin.
  3. According to 2 people from the United States and Poland, the name Umi is of Japanese origin and means "Sea".
  4. A submission from Florida, U.S. says the name Umi means "Life" and is of African origin.
  5. A user from South Africa says the name Umi means "Growth".
  6. A submission from Japan says the name Umi means "Mother" and is of Arabic origin.
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Notable Persons Named Umi

Notable Persons Named Umi

Umi Garrett

Umi Garrett is a musician. Her ongoing career started in 2009. Umi was born on August 15th, 2000.

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Umi Tenjin

Umi Tenjin is a voice actor.

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Fun Facts about the name Umi

  • How Popular is the name Umi? Umi is the 39,947th most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Umi have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 86 babies born with the first name Umi in the United States. That's more than enough people named Umi to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Umi? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 2006 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Umi first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Umi is Monday, November 16th, 1908.
  • What year had the most people named Umi born? The highest recorded use of the first name Umi was in 2019 with a total of 12 babies.
  • Weird things about the name Umi: The name spelled backwards is Imu. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Mui. How do you pronounce that?
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