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.

Rumi Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 417 on Nameberry

Rumi Popularity

• 417 Nameberry 2024
• 924 Unique 2023
• 304 Unisex 2023

20 Names Similar to 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