Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts のぶみ(Japanese Hiragana) 伸海, 伸実, 伸美, 伸未, 身文, 薫海, 薫実, 薫美, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Meaning & History
From Japanese 伸 (nobu) meaning "extend, stretch", 身 (nobu) meaning "body, identity" or 薫 (nobu) meaning "fragrant" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 未 (mi) referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches or 文 (mi) meaning "sentence". Other kanji combinations are also possible.