ふみお

Japanese

Alternative spellings
文雄
文男
文夫
史生
史朗
二三男
二三雄
富美男

Etymology

*/pumiwo/ → /fumiwo/ → /fumio/

A surface analysis suggests that this may have originated as a compound of 文 (fumi, “letters, writing; literature”) +‎ 男 (o, “male person”). Compare the English expression man of letters.

As with many names, there is a wide variety of possible kanji spellings, where the kanji characters themselves lend additional meanings and nuances to the name.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟mʲio̞]

Proper noun

ふみお • (Fumio) ←ふみを (Fumiwo)?

  1. a male given name
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