Ayumi (あゆみ, アユミ) is a feminine Japanese given name. It is rarely used as a surname.
Ayumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
歩み, "course" "walking" "progress"as a given name歩, "progress", "walking", "a step"歩美, "walking, beauty"歩実, "walking, truth"鮎己, "sweetfish, oneself"亜由美, "Asia, reason, beauty"安愉海, "peaceful, pleasure, sea"明征魅, "bright, conquer, fascination"充裕実, "provide, abundant, truth"歩未, "walking", "not yet"The given name can also be written in hiragana and katakana.
あゆみ, in hiraganaアユミ, in katakanaあゆ美, mixture of hiragana and kanjias a surname漢人阿弓Ayumi Beppu (別府 あゆみ, born 1983), Japanese actress, tarento, and modelAyumi Fujimura (藤村 歩, born 1982), Japanese voice actressAyumi Hamasaki (浜崎 あゆみ, born 1978), Japanese singerIconiq (real name Ayumi Itō 伊藤 亜由美, born 1984), Zainichi Korean singer who was a member of the Korean girl group SugarAyumi Ishida (actress) (いしだ あゆみ, born 1948), Japanese actress and singerAyumi Ishida (Morning Musume member) (石田 亜佑美, born 1997), a Japanese singer who is a member of the J-pop girl group (Morning Musume)Ayumi Ito (伊藤 歩, born 1980), Japanese actressAyumi Kaihori (海堀あゆみ, born 1986) Japanese association footballerAyumi Karino (狩野 亜由美, born 1984), Japanese softball playerAyumi Kida (喜田あゆ美, born 1966), Japanese actressAyumi Kinoshita (木下 あゆ美, born 1982), Japanese actress and modelAyumi Komura (小村 あゆみ), Japanese manga artistAyumi Kurashima (倉島亜由美, born 1977), Japanese freelance animatorAyumi Kurihara (栗原 亜弓, born 1984), joshi puroresu wrestlerAyumi Miyazaki (宮崎歩, born 1971), Japanese singerAyumi Morita (森田 あゆみ, born 1990), Japanese tennis professionalAyumi Murata (村田あゆみ, born 1982), Japanese singerAyumi Nagashii (永椎 あゆみ, born 1974), alias for the Japanese voice actress Ryoka YuzukiAyumi Oka (岡あゆみ, born 1983), Japanese actressAyumi Oka (岡あゆみ, born 1986), Japanese tennis playerOkinoumi Ayumi (born 1985), sumo wrestlerAyumi Onodera (born 1978), Japanese curlerAyumi Shibata (柴田 あゆみ, born 1984), Japanese singerAyumi Shigemori (茂森 あゆみ, born 1971), Japanese actress and pop starAyumi Shiina (椎名 あゆみ, born 1969), Japanese shōjo manga artistAyumi Tanimoto (谷本 歩実, born 1981), Japanese female judokaAyumi Tsuji ( あゆみ 辻, born 1984), a Japanese voice actressAyumi Tsunematsu (恒松 あゆみ, born 1981), a Japanese actressAyumi Shinozaki, main character in video game "Corpse Party".Ayumi Yoshida, a secondary character from Detective Conan.The Groovy Girls doll line, by Manhattan Toy, features a doll named Ayumi.Ayumi Takahara (高原 歩美), supporting character in the anime Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai.Ayumi Otosaka (乙坂 歩未), main character in the anime Charlotte.