Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 井上(Japanese Kanji) いのうえ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /i.no̞ː.e̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "above the well", from Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit", an unwritten possessive marker の (no), and 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper". Related Names Rootsi + ue Categories anthropologists, boxers, isograms, politics, Virtua Tennis opponent characters
