Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 浅沼(Japanese Kanji) あさぬま(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ä.sä.nɨᵝ.mä/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh". Related Names Rootsasa + numa Categories nature, water