Boy

Sumio

Sumio (すみお) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 純男, 純 pure + 男 man. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this name.

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Most used spelling純男すみおpure + man

Ways to write Sumio

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

純男
純pure男man
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata
澄夫
澄clear, still (water)夫man, husband
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata
純夫
純pure夫man, husband
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
澄男
澄clear, still (water)男man
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
純郎
純pure郎son
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
須美男
須necessary美beautiful男man
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Sumio appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

寿実緒long life + fruit + threadGirl
寿美緒long life + beautiful + threadGirl
住夫to live + manBoy
純緒pure + threadGirl
純生pure + lifeGirl
須実男necessary + fruit + manBoy
澄緒clear + threadGirl

Famous people named Sumio

Sumio Iijima 飯島 澄男Japanese physicist, chemist, and nanotechnologist (born 1939)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.