Fumiko

The Japanese girl's name Fumiko carries the meanings 'educated child' or 'child of beautiful wealth'. It is composed of the Japanese terms fumi (文), meaning 'letter, writing, study, scholarship', and fu (富), which stands for 'possessions, wealth', along with mi (美), meaning 'beautiful', and ko (子), which means 'child'.

What does the name Fumiko mean?

The name Fumiko, a female name from Japan, has the meanings 'educated child' or 'child of beautiful wealth'. It consists of the elements fumi (文) for 'letter, writing, study, scholarship', fu (富) for 'possessions, wealth', mi (美) for 'beautiful', and ko (子) for 'child'.

Where does the name Fumiko come from?

Fumiko is a female name of Japanese origin, meaning 'child of beautiful wealth' or 'educated child'. It is based on the Japanese words fumi (文) for 'letter, writing, study, scholarship', fu (富) for 'possessions, wealth', mi (美) for 'beautiful', and ko (子) for 'child'. The writing is done in Kanji.

How do you pronounce Fumiko?

Fu-mi-ko, with each syllable equally stressed.

Popularity

In Germany, the name Fumiko is rather rare. It has not found a place in the German name popularity lists so far. Its best position was in 1931, reaching 1,875th place in the US name charts. Between 1930 and 2024, Fumiko was given about 110 times in the USA, placing it at 6,852nd. However, there have been no new bearers of the name there in the last ten years. Globally, Fumiko is not widely used. In Switzerland, it ranks 9,783rd.

Nicknames & pet names

Fu / Fumi

Famous people

• Fumiko Enchi (Japanese writer)
• Fumiko Endo (Japanese badminton player)
• Fumiko Hayashi (Japanese author)
• Fumiko Kometani (writer from Japan)
• Fumiko Nakajo (Japanese writer)
• Fumiko Nakashima (artist from Japan)
• Fumiko Orikasa (Japanese actress, voice actress, and singer)
• Fumiko Shiraga (Japanese musician)
• Fumiko Tokairin (Japanese badminton player)
• Fumiko Yokoi (badminton player from Japan)