Where does “Koizumi” come from?
Koizumi is a Japanese surname composed of the elements 小 (ko, "small") and 泉 (izumi, "spring" or "fountain").
Ancestry of “Koizumi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 小泉 | — |
| 2 | Japanese | 小 | smallness; small size, small; Short for 小の月;... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | ささ | — |