Save Type Surname Usage Japanese Scripts 新藤, 進藤, 信藤, 真堂(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. /ɕĩɴ.do̞ː/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsShindo, Shindou Meaning & History From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "new", 進 (shin) meaning "advance, progress", 信 (shin) meaning "trust, faith", or 真 (shin) meaning "truth, reality" combined with 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria" or 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine".