Natsume

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Natsume 1
Revisions not set
Type Surname
Usage Japanese
Scripts 棗(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced Pron. NAH-TSOO-MAY  [key]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 棗 (natsume), meaning "jujube". Fictional bearers of this surname are Maya and Aya Natsume from the seinen manga series Tenjō Tenge.
Added 2/3/2021 by Koume Sakura
Edited 4/15/2021 by Koume Sakura

Natsume 2
Revisions not set
Type Surname
Usage Japanese
Scripts 夏目(Japanese Kanji) なつめ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced Pron. NAH-TSOO-MEH  [key]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 夏 (Natsu) meaning "summer" and 目 (me) meaning "eye". A famous bearer of this name was Japanese writer Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916).
Added 10/1/2022 by Hestrod
Edited 3/31/2024 by Hestrod

Natsume 3
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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese
Scripts 棗(Japanese Kanji) なつめ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced Pron. NA-TSOO-MEH  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 棗 (Natsume) meaning "Natsume", a former large village in the former district of Sakai in the former Japanese province of Echizen in parts of present-day Fukui in Japan or it being a former name for the area of Ishishimbo in the city of Fukui in the prefecture of Fukui in Japan.
Added 11/17/2023 by nihanzakura