Mayumi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mayumi

What is the meaning of the name Mayumi ?

The baby name Mayumi is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Japanese IPA: [ma.jɯ.mi]; English respelling: MAH-yoo-mee.

Mayumi is Japanese in Origin.

Mayumi (mah-YOO-mee) is a Japanese feminine name whose meaning depends on the kanji. Common writings include 真弓 “spindle tree; bow,” 雅弓 “elegant bow,” 真由美 “true/reason/beauty,” and 真由実 “truth/fruit.” Yumi may denote “bow” (弓) or “beauty” (美), while ma can mean “true” (真) or “elegant” (雅). The word mayumi also names the spindle tree once used for bow-making.

Used widely since the Shōwa era, the name peaked in the 1960s–80s and remains familiar through figures like singer Mayumi Itsuwa and voice actress Mayumi Tanaka. Variants are expressed through kanji choice rather than spelling; it can be written まゆみ in hiragana or マユミ in katakana. Nicknames include Mayu and Yumi. The blended senses - truth, elegance, beauty, and the bow’s poise - give Mayumi a layered, poetic character.