Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese
Scripts 納田(Japanese Kanji) のうだ(Japanese Hiragana)
Other Forms FormsNoda, Nouda, Nohda, Osada, Nada
Meaning & History
Variant of Osame but adding Japanese 田 (da), the joining form of 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field", possibly referring to a place with rice paddies or cultivated fields.