Nozomi (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 |
Nozomi (のぞみ, Nozomi) is a unisex Japanese given name.
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 Kinki, a character from Inazuma Eleven.
- Nozomi Kiriya (霧谷 希), a character from the light novel, manga/anime series Mayoi Neko Overrun!
- 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 Sasagawa (笹川 ノゾミ), a character from the anime series Little Battlers Experience WARS
- Nozomi Shirakawa (白河 望), a character in the film Linda Linda Linda
- Nozomi Sōgetsu, a character from Inazuma Eleven GO.
- 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 Tachibana (橘 ノゾミ), a character from the game series Blue Archive
- Nozomi Tōjō (東條 希), a character from the anime series Love Live! School Idol Project
- Nozomi (希), a character from the anime series Sonny Boy.
- Nozomi (ノゾミ), a character in the visual novel Akai Ito.