Watanabe

Type Surname (from location)

Scripts 渡辺(Japanese Kanji) わたなべ(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced Pron. WA-TA-NA-BEH

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Meaning & History

From Japanese 渡 (wata) meaning "cross, ferry" and 辺 (nabe) meaning "area, place".