Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 前田(Japanese Kanji) まえだ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /mä.e̞.dä/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy". Related Names Rootsmae + ta Categories graphic designers, Tokyo Vice characters