Izanami: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
She who invites
Origin
Japanese
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
ee-zah-NAH-mee

Izanami is a Japanese girl's name meaning “she who invites”. It appears in our list of 200+ Goddess Names for Girls — Powerful, Mythical, and Wildly Unique.

Meaning & Origin of Izanami

Meaning: She who invites.

Origin: Japanese.

Source: Wikipedia, Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Izanami

ee-zah-NAH-meeIPA /iːzəˈnɑːmi/

Popularity of Izanami

Izanami doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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