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): [ɸɯ̟ᵝmʲio̞]

Proper noun

ふみお • (Fumio) ^{←ふみを (fumiwo)?}

1. a male given name