Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 信二三, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. NO-BOO-FOO-MEE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 信 (nobu) meaning "trust" or 延 (nobu) meaning "prolong, stretch" combined with 二 (fu) meaning "two" and 三 (mi) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.