Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ayumi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: ayu-mi
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Japanese.

Example Sentences

"She may be declining in popularity, relevance and quality, but Ayumi Hamasaki is still the undisputed Queen of J-Pop, and it will be a long while before anyone can surpass her."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese あゆみ (Ayumi).

Questions

What does ayumi mean?: A female given name from Japanese.
Where does ayumi come from?: Borrowed from Japanese あゆみ (Ayumi).

How to pronounce ayumi

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