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Japanese names are used in Japan and in Japanese communities throughout the world. Note that depending on the Japanese characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here. See also about Japanese names.
From Japanese 鈴 meaning "bell" and 木 meaning "tree, wood". This is the second most common surname in Japan. A notable bearer was the artist Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770).
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutual" or 饗 (ai) meaning "banquet", combined with 馬 (ba) meaning "horse", 場 (ba) meaning "location", 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers", 庭 (ba) meaning "courtyard" or 葉 (ba) meaning "leaf".
Meaning & History From Japanese 伊 ( i ) meaning "this" and 藤 ( tō ) meaning "wisteria". The final character may indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.
Japanese given names are composed of one or more kanji (though a few are written in hiragana), meaning there are thousands of possible names. Many kanji are pronounced the same way, with the result that a single name might be spelled differently by different people.
From Japanese 無垢 (muku) meaning "spiritual purity; freedom from desire or aversion" and 品 (shina), a clipping of 九品 (kokonoshina) meaning "the 9 Stages in Life (in Buddhism)".
Kamio 神尾, 上尾 Japanese The Japanese surname "Kamio" (上尾) typically means "upper tail" or "upper end." Surnames in Japanese often have different origins and meanings, but "Kamio" likely originated from a geographic feature or a historical occupation.
The Japanese surname "Demura" (出村) consists of two kanji characters: "出" meaning "to go out" or "to leave" and "村" meaning "village" or "town." So, "Demura" could be interpreted as "from the village" or "originating from the village."
Find the meaning, history and origin of surnames, also called last names or family names, as well as famous bearers and usage statistics.
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium".