Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 若林(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. WA-KA-BA-YA-SHEE [key·IPA] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 12/20/2015 by lilolaf Edited 7/23/2020 by Infinitas Meaning & History From Japanese 若 (waka) meaning "young" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".