Doi (surname) - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

Pronunciation Doi Language(s) of origin Hindi,Japanese		Region of origin [India & Japan]
Meaning Sirname of Hindu Gurjars & Japanese

DOI is a Hindu Gurjar surname and also a Japanese surname Doi (土井、土居、土肥) are three Japanese family names that are pronounced identically, with the first kanji of each pair of characters meaning "earth." Since they are the same phonetically, they are romanized identically: "do" for the first character and "i" for the second. Their identical pronunciation makes them function as the same surname in languages with writing systems that do not use some form of Chinese characters (for example, the Latin alphabet).

People

Hiroaki Doi, hammer thrower

Isami Doi, (1903–1965), American artist

Kathryn Doi Todd, American judge and mother of Mia Doi Todd

Koji Doi, Japanese mathematician, who introduced Doi–Naganuma lifting

Mia Doi Todd, American musician and daughter of Kathryn Doi Todd

Melissa Doi, American businesswoman and September 11 attack victim

Misaki Doi, Japanese professional tennis player

Naruki Doi, Japanese professional wrestler

Ryuichi Doi, Japanese politician

Takako Doi, Japanese female politician

Takao Doi, Japanese astronaut

Takeo Doi, (1920–2009), Japanese psychoanalyst

Takero Doi, Japanese economist

Toshitada Doi, Compact Disc inventor

Yoichi Doi, Japanese football player

Yoshihiro Doi, Japanese baseball player

Yukihiro Doi, Japanese racing cyclist

References

Doi (surname) Wikipedia

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