Ume: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Plum blossom
Origin
Japanese
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
OO-meh

Ume is a Japanese girl's name meaning “Plum blossom”. It appears in our list of 175+ Japanese Baby Girl Names With Beautiful Kanji Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Ume

Meaning: Plum blossom.

Origin: Japanese.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Ume

OO-mehIPA /uːmeɪ/

Popularity of Ume

Ume 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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