Natsumi (なつみ)
Natsumi is read なつみ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 夏美, 夏海 and 夏見. All three are feminine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.
Reading
な·つ·み (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
3 in our data
Gender
Feminine
Source
Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Natsumi
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 夏美なつみCommonFeminine
Summer beauty
- 夏(なつ)— summer
- 美(み)— beauty
- 夏海なつみFeminine
Summer + sea
- 夏(なつ)— summer
- 海(み)— sea
- 夏見なつみFeminine
Summer + see
- 夏(なつ)— summer
- 見(み)— see
The kanji in Natsumi
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 夏summer3 spellings
- 美beauty1 spelling
- 海sea1 spelling
- 見see1 spelling
Natsumi with common surnames
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Names that sound similar
Names that start or end with the same sounds.
Other names that use 夏 (summer)
Natsumi on our lists
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Questions about Natsumi
Is Natsumi a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Natsumi is feminine.
What does Natsumi mean?
Natsumi is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 夏美 reads as "summer beauty", 夏海 reads as "summer + sea" and 夏見 reads as "summer + see". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Natsumi be written in kanji?
Our data lists 3: 夏美, 夏海 and 夏見. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Natsumi?
なつみ is 3 beats: な · つ · み. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.
Where this comes from
The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.
How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.
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