Nozomi (given name)

Nozomi (のぞみ, Nozomi) is a unisex Japanese given name.

Pronunciation	Nozomi
Gender	Unisex
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	wish望, hope希 although the name can have different meanings depending on the kanji used
Region of origin	Japan

Different ways of writing

• 望, "wish"
• 希, "hope"
• のぞみ, "hiragana"
• ノゾミ, "katakana"
• 臨, "face, attend, command"
• 望美, "wishful beauty"
• 望海, "wishful ocean"
• 望実, "wishful truth"
• 満, "satisfy, full"
• 希実, "hopeful truth"
• 希美, "hopeful beauty"
• 望魅, "wishful fascination"

People with the name

• Nozomi Hiroyama (廣山 望), retired Japanese soccer player
• Nozomi Kawahara (川原 希), Japanese male professional golfer
• Nozomi Komuro (小室 希), Japanese skeleton racer
• Nozomi Masu (升 望), Japanese voice actress
• Nozomi Momoi (桃井 望, 1978-2002), a Japanese AV idol
• Nozomi Nakano (中野 希望), Japanese fencer who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics
• Nozomi Ōhashi (大橋 のぞみ), Japanese child actress and singer
• Nozomi Okuhara (奥原 希望), Japanese badminton player
• Nozomi Ōsako (大迫 希), Japanese male soccer player
• Nozomi Sasaki (model) (佐々木 希), Japanese female model
• Nozomi Sasaki (ささき のぞみ/佐々木 望), Japanese voice actress
• Nozomi Shimizu (清水 望, born 1996), Japanese badminton player
• Nozomi Takeuchi (竹内 のぞみ/竹内 希実), Japanese gravure idol and female talent
• Nozomi Tanaka (田中 希実, born 1999), Japanese long-distance runner
• Nozomi Tsuji (辻 希美), Japanese pop singer
• Nozomi Watanabe (渡辺 心), Japanese ice dancer
• Nozomi Yamago (山郷 のぞみ), Japanese soccer player
• Nozomi Yamamoto (山本 希望), Japanese voice actress

Fictional characters

• Nozomi Harasaki (原崎 望), a character in the video game Shenmue
• Nozomi Kaibara (柏原 ノゾミ), a character from the anime series Chance Pop Session
• Nozomi Kasaki, (傘木 希美), a character from the novel series Sound! Euphonium and one of the main characters in Liz and the Blue Bird
• Nozomi Kaminashi (神無 のぞみ), a character in the manga series Keijo
• Nozomi Kujō (九条 望実), a character in the anime series Bleach
• Nozomi Sakurai (桜井 のぞみ), one of the three main characters in the anime Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama
• Nozomi Shirakawa (白河 望), a character in the film Linda Linda Linda
• Nozomi Suemitsu (末光 望美), a character in the video game Persona 3
• Nozomi Watabe (渡部 望み), a character in manga series Haikyū!!, the position is Libero and the number is #7.
• Nozomi Yumehara (夢原 のぞみ), a character from the anime metaseries Yes! PreCure 5
• Nozomi Tōjō (東條 希), a character from the anime series Love Live!
• Nozomi Kiriya (霧谷 希), a character from the light novel, manga/anime series Mayoi Neko Overrun!
• Nozomi (希), a character from the anime series Sonny Boy.

See also

• Nozomi (disambiguation)
• Nozomu