Izumi (泉), meaning "spring" or "source of water", is a Japanese given name and surname. It is sometimes translated as "fountain" in reference to natural springs and should not be confused with architectural fountains, which are called funsui (噴水) in Japanese. While a unisex name, it is more commonly used by women. It can alternately be written as 泉美, 和泉, 泉水, いずみ or いづみ.
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As given name
Izumi Aki (いずみ; born 1960), actress
Izumi Arai (泉; born 1964), stage name Minami Takayama, voice actress and singer
Izumi Ashikawa (芦川 いずみ; born 1935), Japanese actress
Izumi Eto (江藤 泉; born 1935), Japanese sprint canoeist
Izumi Hoshi (泉; born 1967), Tibetologist
Izumi Inamori (いずみ; born 1972), actress
Izumi Kato (和; born 1990), Japanese swimmer
Izumi Kato (泉; born 1969), contemporary artist
Izumi Kazuto (いずみ; born 1979), manga artist
Izumi Kimura (born 1973), pianist
Izumi Kirihara (いづみ, born), manga artist
Izumi Kitta (いずみ; born 1984), actress and singer
Izumi Kobayashi (泉美; born 1977), professional Go player
Izumi Kobayashi (泉美; born 1957), musician and businesswoman
Izumi Matsumoto (泉; born 1958), real name Kazuya Terashima, manga artist
Izumi Mori (泉; born 1982), model and tarento
Izumi Motoya (和泉; born 1974), real name Motohisa Yamawaki, Kyōgen actor
Izumi Ochiai (泉; born 1966), founder member of the Japanese band Aion
Izumi Nakadai (born 1988), member of Bon-Bon Blanco
Izumi Nakamitsu (泉; born 1963), United Nations official
Izumi Sakai (泉水; 1967–2007), real name Sachiko Kamachi, singer
Izumi Shima (いづみ; born 1953), real name Keiko Ishida, actress
Izumi Shimada (泉; born 1948), American anthropologist
Izumi Suzuki (いづみ; born 1949), Japanese novelist and actor
Izumi Tabata (泉; born 1956), health scientist, founder of the Tabata protocol
Izumi Takemoto (泉; born 1959), manga artist and illustrator
Izumi Tsubaki (いづみ), manga artist
Izumi Yamaguchi (いづみ), actress
Izumi Yokokawa (泉; born 1963), football player
Izumi Yoshida (吉田 泉; born 1949), Japanese politician
Izumi Yukimura (いづみ; born 1937), singer and actress
Princess Izumi (泉; died 734), princess during the Asuka period and Nara period
As surname
Arata Izumi (和泉; born 1982), Japanese-born Indian footballer
Bob Izumi (born 1958), Canadian angler
Hiroshi Izumi (泉; born 1982), judoka and mixed martial artist
Izumi Maki (athlete) (和; born 1968), former long-distance runner
Kaneyoshi Izumi (和泉), manga artist
Keisuke Izumi (泉 圭輔; born 1997), Japanese baseball player
Kyōka Izumi (泉; 1873–1939), author
Masaki Izumi (born 1961), Japanese shogi player
Masako Izumi (1947–2025), Japanese actress, singer and adventurer
Masanobu Izumi (泉; born 1944), former football player
Masayuki Izumi (泉; 1980–2015), actor
Miyuki Izumi (泉; born 1973), football player
Pinko Izumi (泉; born 1947), real name Sayo Takemoto (née Eguchi), actress and singer
Rika Izumi (泉; born 1988), fashion model and gravure idol
Ryuji Izumi (和泉; born 1993), football player
Shigechiyo Izumi (泉; 1880–1986), previously verified by Guinness to be the oldest man ever, but whose case is now disputed
Izumi Shikibu (和泉; born 978), mid Heian period poet, member of the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry
Fictional characters
Characters with the given name
Izumi, the current Fire Lord of the Fire Nation, from Avatar: The Last Airbender
Izumi (Shelly), a member of Team Aqua in the Pokémon anime
Izumi, a character from anime Parasol Henbe
Doll Izumi, a character in Super Doll Licca-chan
Izumi Akazawa, a character in Another
Izumi Chiba, a character in Natsunagu!
Izumi Curtis, a character in Fullmetal Alchemist
Izumi Himuro, a character in Princess Nine
Izumi Izosaki, a character in I"s
Izumi Kanai, a character in Battle Royale
Izumi Katsuragi (泉), a character in Link! Like! Love Live!
Izumi Maki, a character in Soar High! Isami
Izumi Miyama, a character in Ultraman Leo
Izumi Miyamura, main character in Horimiya
Izumi Moriyama, a character in Ultraman Taro
Izumi Nase, a character in Kyoukai no Kanata
Izumi Orimoto (Zoe Orimoto in all English dubs), a character in Digimon Frontier
Izumi Sakurai, a character from the anime and manga series Nichijou
Characters with the surname
Ako Izumi, a character in Negima! Magister Negi Magi
Eita Izumi, a character in Just Because!
Gaku Izumi, a character in Flunk Punk Rumble
Hina Izumi, a character in Kamen Rider OOO
Kagura Izumi, one of the protagonists of the Ressha Sentai ToQger
Kaori Izumi, a character in Best Student Council
Ken Izumi, the protagonist of the toon Chargeman Ken!
Kohei Izumi, a character in World Trigger
Konata Izumi (泉), protagonist of Lucky Star
Kota Izumi, a character in My Hero Academia
Koushiro "Izzy" Izumi, a character in Digimon Adventure
Kyōka Izumi, a character in "Bungo Stray Dogs"
Sagiri Izumi, the protagonist of Eromanga Sensei
Shion Izumi, a character in Gantz
Shinichi Izumi (泉), the protagonist of the series Parasyte
Mitsuki Izumi and Iori Izumi, the members of Idolish7 in Idolish7
Noa Izumi, protagonist of Patlabor
Yuu Izumi, protagonist of "Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san"