Sumire

PronunciationIPA: [sɨmʲiɾe̞] approx: SOO-MEE-REH

GenderFemale

MeaningIt can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.

Sumire
Origin
Viola mandshurica (Fuji Dawn)
Pronunciation	IPA: [sɨmʲiɾe̞] approx: SOO-MEE-REH
Gender	Female
Language	Japanese
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of origin	Japanese
Other names
Related names	Akane Tsubaki Sakura

Sumire (菫, すみれ, スミレ) is a feminine Japanese given name.

Sumire can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

菫, "violet"

as a name

紫花, "purple, flower"
純麗, "purity, lovely"
澄玲, "lucidity, sound of jewels"
澄麗, "lucidity, lovely"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People with the name

Fictional characters

Sumire (スミレ), a character in the anime film Garakowa: Restore the World
Sumire, protagonist of the novel Sputnik Sweetheart
Sumire Hanano (花野菫), a character in the manga series Chihayafuru
Sumire Hara (原寿美鈴), a character in the manga series Assassination Classroom
Sumire Heanna (平安名すみれ), a character in the media franchise Love Live! Superstar!!
Sumire Hikami (氷上スミレ), a character in the anime series Aikatsu!
Sumire Hirose (弘世菫), a character in the manga series Saki
Sumire Hoshino (星野スミレ), a character in the manga series Perman
Sumire Iwaya (巌谷澄麗), protagonist of the manga series Tramps Like Us
Sumire Kakei (筧スミレ), a character in the manga series Boruto
Sumire Kano (狩野すみれ), a character in the light novel series Toradora!
Sumire Kanzaki (神崎すみれ), a character in the media franchise Sakura Wars
Sumire Kasugano (春日野すみれ), a character in the anime series Sally the Witch
Sumire Nekoyashiki (猫屋敷すみれ), a character in the anime series Wonderful Pretty Cure!
Sumire Nono (野乃すみれ), a character in the anime series Hug! Pretty Cure
Sumire Otohana (乙花スミレ), a character in the game series Blue Archive
Sumire Ryuzaki (竜崎スミレ), a character in the manga series The Prince of Tennis
Sumire Saitō (斉藤菫), a character in the manga series K-On!
Sumire Saitozaki, a character in the video game Yandere Simulator
Sumire Shinohara (篠原スミレ), a character in the anime series Super Doll Licca-chan
Sumire Shouda (正田スミレ), a character in the manga series Gakuen Alice
Sumire Takahana (鷹花スミレ), protagonist of the manga series Venus Versus Virus
Sumire Uemoto (上本スミレ), a character in the manga series The World God Only Knows
Sumire Yoshizawa (芳澤すみれ), a character in the video game Persona 5 Royal
Sumire (スミレ), the main protagonist from the manga series, The Splendid Work of a Monster Maid

People with the name

Fictional characters

See also

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