Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts すみか(Japanese Hiragana) スミカ(Japanese Katakana) 角伽, 角佳, 角加, 角夏, 角果, 角歌, 角花, 角華, 角香, 恭佳, 隅伽, 隅佳, 隅加, 隅夏, 隅果, 隅歌, 隅花, 隅華, 隅香, 好香, 好巣, 住伽, 住佳, 住加, 住夏, 住家, 住果, 住歌, 住花, 住華, 住香, 淑佳, 淑華, 淑香, 純佳, 純加, 純可, 純夏, 純果, 純歌, 純花, 純華, 純霞, 純香, 純風, 澄郁, 澄佳, 澄加, 澄夏, 澄果, 澄歌, 澄河, 澄花, 澄華, 澄霞, 澄樺, 澄空, 澄香, 清馨, 清香, 清方, 菫花, 菫香, 朱実花, 朱美花, 朱美香, 珠水花, 珠美花, 涼実佳, 涼美佳, 鈴美香, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Meaning & History
From Japanese 角 (sumi) meaning "angle, corner, square, horn, antlers", 恭 (sumi) meaning "respect, reverent", 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook", 好 (sumi) meaning "fond, pleasing, like something", 住 (sumi) meaning "dwell, reside, live, inhabit", 淑 (sumi) meaning "graceful, gentle, pure", 純 (sumi) meaning "genuine, purity, innocence", 澄 (sumi) meaning "clear, pure", 清 (sumi) meaning "pure", 菫 (sumi) meaning "violet", 朱 (su) meaning "vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody", 珠 (su) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel", 涼 (su) meaning "cool, refreshing", 鈴 (su) meaning "bell", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 水 (mi) meaning "water" combined with 伽 (ka) meaning "nursing, attending, entertainer", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poetry", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 家 (ka) meaning "house, home, family, professional, expert, performer", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 霞 (ka) meaning "mist", 風 (ka) meaning "wind, air, style, manner", 郁 (ka) meaning "cultural progress, perfume", 河 (ka) meaning "river", 樺 (ka) meaning "birch (esp. Japanese white birch), dark red", 空 (ka) meaning "sky", 馨 (ka) meaning "fragrant, balmy, favourable" or 方 (ka) meaning "direction, person, alternative". Other kanji combinations are possible. Famous female bearer of this name is former freestyle swimmer Sumika Minamoto.This name is most of the time given for females, but rarely given to males, if given at all.