Japanese Submitted Surnames

Misaka 御坂 Japanese (Modern)
This name is from Japanese anime A Certain Scientific Railgun's protagonist.

Misaki 三崎 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Misato Japanese

Misawa Japanese
Mi could mean "three" or "beautiful", and sawa means "swamp, marsh, wetland".

Misawa 三沢, 三澤, みさわ Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Misayoshi Japanese

Mise Japanese

Mishima 三島, 三嶋 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Miso Japanese (Rare)
Miso is made up of two symbols literally referring to "miso soup". Approximately less than 140 people in Japan possess this last name.

Misora Japanese
Mi means "beautiful" and sora means "sky, heaven".

Misumi Japanese
Mi means "three" and sumi can mean "dwelling, residence, abode" or "corner, nook".

Mita 三田, みた Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Mita Japanese
Meaning ‘three rice paddies’, the name is more common in eastern Japan. It is also pronounced Santa or Sanda in western Japan.

Mitaka 三鷹, 見高 Japanese
There is a city in Tokyo with this name. It is spelled using 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 鷹 (taka) meaning "falcon, eagle, hawk". As a surname, it could likely be spelled using 見 (mi) meaning "outlook, view, mindset" or 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" as well.

Mitakeumi Japanese

Mitama Japanese

Mitamura 三田村 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy", and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Mitani 三谷 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Mitarai 御手洗, みたらい Japanese
From Japanese 御手洗 (mitarai) referring to purifying water at the entrance of a shrine.

Mito Japanese

Mitoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Mito.

Mitoma Japanese

Mitomi Japanese

Mitomi 三富, みとみ Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance".

Mitou Japanese
Variant transcription of Mito.

Mitsubori Japanese
Variant of Mitsuhori.

Mitsuda Japanese

Mitsue 光永, 光江, 三枝, 満江, 三津江 Japanese
This surname is used as 光永, 光江, 三枝, 満江, 三ツ江 or 三津江 with 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru, mitsu) meaning "light, ray", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 永 (ei, naga.i, e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb" and 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port."... [more]

Mitsugai 満谷 Japanese
A variant of Mitsutani.

Mitsugaya 満谷 Japanese
A variant of Mitsutani.

Mitsugi 貢, 三木, 三津木, 三樹, 三次 Japanese
This surname is used as 貢, 三木, 三ツ木, 三津木, 三樹, 三次, 参木, 満木, 見次, 身次 or 巳継 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port", 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood", 樹 (juu, ki) meaning "timber trees, wood", 参 (san, shin, mai-, mai.ru, majiwaru, mitsu) meaning "be defeated, be madly in love, coming, die, going, nonplussed, three, visit, visiting", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 見 (ken, mi.eru, mi.seru, mi.ru) meaning "chances, hopes, idea, look at, opinion, see, visible", 身 (shin, mi) meaning "one's station in life, person, somebody", 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)" and 継 (kei, tsu.gi, mama-) meaning "graft (tree), inherit, patch, succeed."... [more]

Mitsugoku Japanese

Mitsugu 貢, 三次, 三続, 巳継, みつぐ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 貢, 三次, 三続 or 巳継 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence", 続 (kyou, kou, shoku, zou, tsugu.nai, tsudzu.ku, tsudzu.keru) meaning "continue, sequel, series", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)" and 継 (kei, tsu.gi, mama-) meaning "graft (tree), inherit, patch, succeed."... [more]

Mitsuhashi 三橋 Japanese
From 三 (mitsu) meaning "three" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Mitsui 三井, 三ツ井 Japanese
From the Japanese 三 (mi or san) and 井 (i) "well." The grammatical and phonetic add-on ツ (tsu) is not always included in this name's spelling.

Mitsujima Japanese
Variant of Mitsushima.

Mitsukawa Japanese

Mitsuki Japanese

Mitsukura Japanese

Mitsumata Japanese

Mitsumatsu Japanese
Mitsu can mean "light" or "three" and matsu means "pine, fir tree".

Mitsunaga Japanese

Mitsushima Japanese
Mitsu could mean "three" or "light" and shima means "island".

Mitsutani 満谷 Japanese
From 満 (mitsu, mitsuru, michiru) meaning "full; satisfy" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".... [more]

Mitsuya 満谷 Japanese
A variant of Mitsutani.

Mitsuyasu Japanese
Mitsu can mean "light" or "three" and yasu means "cheap, relax, peace".

Miwa 三輪 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 輪 (wa) meaning "wheel, ring, circle".

Miwa 神, みわ Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).

Miya Japanese
The name could mean ‘three arrows’, ‘three valleys’ or ‘shrine’, the latter being the most common. Some occurrences in America are the result of shortening longer names.

Miya 宮, みや Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Miyabe 宮部 Japanese
From the Japanese 宮 (miya) "{Shinto} shrine" and 部 (be) "region," "division," "part."

Miyabo Japanese

Miyaboshi Japanese
Variant of Miyahoshi.

Miyada Japanese

Miyadera Japanese

Miyagi 宮城 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 城 (gi) meaning "castle".

Miyagishima 宮城島, みやぎしま Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace", 城 (ki) meaning "castle" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Miyaguchi 宮口 Japanese
From the Japanese 宮 (miya) "{Shinto} shrine" and 口 (guchi or kuchi) "mouth," "opening."

Miyahara 宮原 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Miyahoshi Japanese
Miya means "shrine, temple, palace" and hoshi means "star".

Miyaichi 宮一 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "a shrine; a palace" and 一 (ichi) meaning "one".... [more]

Miyakawa Japanese
Variant of Miyagawa.

Miyaki Japanese
Miya means "shrine" and ki means "tree, wood ".

Miyako Japanese (Rare)
Miyako means "capital" in vocabulary, but as a last name, it's written in the same characters as Kyoto.

Miyakoshi Japanese

Miyakuni Japanese
Miya means "Shrine, temple" and kuni "country".

Miyama 宮間, 美山, 深山 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between". It can also be formed from 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 深 (mi) meaning "deep, profound" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Miyamizu 宮水 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water". A fictional bearer of this surname is Mitsuha Miyamizu (宮水 三葉) from the 2016 anime movie Your Name/Kimi no Na wa.

Miyamori Japanese
Miya means "shrine, temple" and mori means "forest".

Miyanaga みやなが, 宮永 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya), meaning "shinto shrine", and 永 (naga), meaning "eternity, long, lengthy".

Miyanagi Japanese

Miyanichi Japanese
Miya means "temple, palace, shrine" and nichi means "sun, day".

Miyano 宮野 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Miyao Japanese

Miyaoka 宮岡 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".

Miyara 宮良 Japanese
From the Japanese 宮 (miya) "{Shinto} shrine" and 良 (ra) "good."

Miyasaka Japanese

Miyasaka 宮坂, 宮阪, みやさか Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".

Miyasaki 宮崎 Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 宮崎 (see Miyazaki).

Miyasato 宮里, みやさと Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".

Miyasawa Japanese

Miyashima Japanese
Miya means "shrine, palace temple" and shima means "island".

Miyashiro Japanese
"Shrine Castle".

Miyatera Japanese

Miyatō 宮藤 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".

Miyauchi 宮内 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Miyawaki Japanese
A famous bearier of this surname, Sakura Miyawaki from IZONE.

Miyawaki 宮脇, みやわき Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".

Miyazaka Japanese
Variant of Miyasaka.

Miyazato 宮里 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".

Miyazawa 宮沢, 宮澤, みやざわ Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Miyazono 宮園 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "palace" and 園 (sono) meaning "garden, park".... [more]

Miyoi 名井 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nai.

Miyoshi 三芳, みよし Japanese
From Japanese 三 (Mi) meaning "Three" and 芳 (Yoshi) meaning "perfume; balmy; favorable; fragrant".

Miyoshi 三好, みよし Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 好 (yoshi) meaning "fond, pleasing".

Mizaki Japanese
Variant of Misaki.

Mizawa Japanese
Variant of Misawa.

Mizobuchi Japanese

Mizoe 溝江 Japanese
From 溝 (mizo) meaning "gully, drain, ditch, trench, gap, gutter" and 江 (e) meaning "river, inlet, bay".

Mizoguchi 溝口 Japanese
From Japanese 溝 (mizo) meaning "ditch, drain, gutter" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Mizoroge 御菩薩池 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Mizoroke.

Mizoroke 御菩薩池 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 深泥池 (Mizoro-ga-Ike) meaning "Mizoro Lake", a lake in Kyōto, Kyōto, Japan.

Mizubara Japanese
Variant of Mizuhara.

Mizuda 水田 Japanese
Variant of Mizuta.

Mizufuka Japanese
Mizu means "water" and fuka means "deep".

Mizugai Japanese
Variant of Mizutani.

Mizugawa Japanese
Variant of Mizukawa.

Mizugaya Japanese
Variant of Mizutani.

Mizuguchi Japanese
Variant of Mizukuchi.

Mizuguchi 水口, みずぐち Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Mizuhara 水原, みずはら Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Mizuhori Japanese
Mizu means "water"and hori means "moat, ditch, canal".

Mizui Japanese
Mizu means "water" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".

Mizujima Japanese
Variant of Mizushima.

Mizukawa 水川 Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Mizuki Japanese
Variant of Mitsuki.

Mizukuchi Japanese
Mizu means "water" and kuchi means "mouth, opening".

Mizumo Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mo means "cloud".

Mizumori Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mori means "forest, grove".

Mizumoto 水本, ミズモト Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Mizumura Japanese
Mizu means "water" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Mizunoue Japanese

Mizuoka Japanese
Mizu means "water" and oka means "hill, ridge".

Mizusaki 水崎 Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Mizusawa 水沢 Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Mizuse Japanese
Mizu means "water" and se means "ripple".

Mizuseki Japanese

Mizuta 水田 Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Mizutama 水玉 Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" combined with 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Mizuwara Japanese
Variant of Mizuhara.

Mizuya Japanese
Variation of Mizutani.

Mizuyama Japanese
Mizu means "water" and yama means "hill, mountain".

Mizuzaki Japanese
Variant of Mizusaki.

Mizuzawa Japanese
Variant of Mizuzawa.

Mochida 持田, もちだ Japanese
From Japanese 持 (mochi) meaning "hold, have, possess" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Moegi Japanese (Rare)

Mogami Japanese

Mogi 茂木 Japanese
From 茂 (mo) meaning "lush" and 木 (gi) meaning "tree, wood".... [more]

Mokutan 木炭 Japanese
English Meaning(s) for 木炭... [more]

Momii Japanese

Momiyama 樅山, 籾山 Japanese
From 樅 (momi) meaning "fir tree" or 籾 (momi) "unhulled rice", combined with 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Momo Japanese

Momoda Japanese

Momohara 百原 Japanese
From Japanese 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain"

Momoi 桃井 Japanese
From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Momoki Japanese

Momonoe 桃枝, モモノエ Japanese (Rare)
Combination of 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" and 枝 (e), shortened from eda meaning "branch, bough," sandwiched by the genitive particle の (no) which is not shown in this instance.... [more]

Momosaki Japanese
Momo can mean "peach" or "hundred" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Momose 百瀬, ももせ Japanese
From Japanese 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Momota 百田 Japanese
momota means "a hundred rice fields". the kanji used are 百(momo) meaning " hundred" and 田(ta) meaning "rice field".

Momotari 百足 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Mukade.

Momozaki 桃崎 Japanese
From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" combined with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Momozawa Japanese

Mon Japanese
Mon means "Gate".

Monden 門田 Japanese
Possibly from 門 (kado, mon) meaning "gate, doorway, entrance" and 田 (ta, den) meaning "rice paddy, field."

Monma 門馬, もんま Japanese
From Japanese 門 (mon) meaning "gate, door" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse".

Mono Japanese

Monoka Japanese

Monoma 物間 Japanese
From Japanese 物 (mono) meaning "object" and 間 (ma) meaning "gap" or 物間 (monoma) meaning "among things"

Moriai 盛合, 森合 Japanese
From the Japanese 盛 (mori) "assortment" or 森 (mori) "forest" and 合 (ai) "fit," "suit," "join."

Moribara Japanese
Variant of Morihara.

Moribe 森部, もりべ Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Morida Japanese

Morie Japanese

Morifuji Japanese
Mori means "forest" and fuji means "wisteria".

Morigai Japanese
Variant of Moritani.

Morigaya Japanese
Variant of Moritani.

Moriguchi 森口, もりぐち Japanese
From 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "entrance," "mouth."

Morihara 森原 Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Morihei 森平, モリヘイ Japanese
This surname combines 森 (shin, mori) meaning "forest, woods" with 平 (hyou, byou, hei, tai.ra, -daira, hira, hira-) meaning "even, flat, peace."... [more]

Morii Japanese
Mori means "forest" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Morijima Japanese
A variant of Morishima.... [more]

Morikita 森北 Japanese (Rare)
森 (Mori) means "forest" and 北 (kita) means "north".... [more]

Morikubo 森久保, もりくぼ Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest", 久 (ku) meaning "long time" and 保 (bo) meaning "protect".

Morimatsu Japanese
Mori means "forest" and matsu means "pine".

Morimiya Japanese
Mori means "forest" and miya means "temple, shrine".

Morimizu Japanese
Mori means "grove" and mizu means "water".

Morimura 森村 Japanese (Rare)
From Kanji "森" (Mori) meaning "Forest" and "村" (Mura) meaning "Village".

Morinaga 森永, もりなが Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".

Morinaka 森中 Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".

Morino Japanese
Mori means "forest" and no means "field, rice paddy, wilderness".

Morinoue Japanese

Morio Japanese
Mori means "forest" and o means "tail."

Morioka 森岡, もりおか Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Morioka 守岡, もりおか Japanese
From Japanese 守 (mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Morisaka Japanese
Mori means "forest" and saka means "slope, hill".

Morisaki 森崎 Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Morisane Japanese

Morisato Japanese
Mori means "forest" and sato means "village".

Morishige Japanese
Mori means "forest" and shige means "luxury".

Morishima Japanese
Mori means "forest, grove" and shima means "island".

Morishima 森島, 森嶋, もりしま Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Morisumi Japanese

Moritai Japanese

Moritaka Japanese
Mori means "forest" and taka means "tall, high, expensive".

Moritake Japanese
Mori means "forest" and take needs "bamboo".

Moritani Japanese

Moritani 森谷, もりたに Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Moritani 守谷, もりたに Japanese
From Japanese 守 (mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Morito Japanese

Moriuchi 森内 Japanese
森 (Mori) means "forest" and 内 (uchi) means "inside".

Moriwaki 森脇, もりわき Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".

Moriwara Japanese
Variant of Morihara.

Moriya 守屋, 守谷, 森屋, 森谷 Japanese
From the Japanese 守 (mori or kami) "guard," "protect," "defend" or 森 (mori) "forest" and 屋 (ya) "dwelling" or 谷 (ya or tani) "valley."

Moriya 守屋, もりや Japanese
From Japanese 守 (mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker" and 屋 (ya) meaning "house, dwelling".

Moriya 森谷, もりや Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Morizaka Japanese
Variant of Morisaka.

Morizaki Japanese
Variant of Morisaki.

Morizane Japanese
Variant of Morisane.

Morizumi Japanese

Moroboshi Japanese
Variant of Morohoshi.

Morohoshi Japanese

Morokuzu Japanese

Morozumi Japanese
Variant of Morosumi.

Motegi Japanese

Moteki 茂木 Japanese
From the Japanese 茂 (mote) "overgrown," "to grow thick" and 木 (ki, moku or boku) "tree."

Motohashi Japanese
Moto means "origin" and hashi means "bridge". ... [more]

Motohashi 本橋, もとはし Japanese
From Japanese 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Motokari Japanese (Rare)

Motokariya Japanese

Motoki Japanese
Moto means "root, source, origin" and ki means "tree, wood".

Motokura Japanese
Moto means "origin" and kura means "storehouse".

Motomasa Japanese

Motome 求, 元目, 求馬, もとめ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 求, 元目 or 求馬 with 求 (kyuu, gu, moto.meru) meaning "demand, request, require, want, wish for", 元 (gan, gen, moto) meaning "beginning, former time, origin", 目 (boku, moku, ma, me, -me) meaning "care, class, experience, eye, favour, insight, look" and 馬 (ba, uma, uma-, ma, me) meaning "horse."... [more]

Motomura Japanese
Moto means "origin, source" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Motono Japanese
Moto means "source, origin, root" and no means "field, wilderness".

Motoyama 本山 Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters 本 meaning "Book", and 山 meaning "Mountain".

Motoyoshi Japanese

Motozawa 本沢, 元沢, 本澤, 元澤 Japanese
From the Japanese 本 (moto) "base" or 元 (moto) "original" and 沢 or 澤 (zawa or sawa) "swamp."

Mugishima Japanese
Mugi means "wheat" and shima means "island".

Muguruma Japanese

Mukade 百足 Japanese (Rare)
Means "100 legs" or "centipede" in Japanese.

Mukai 向井 Japanese
From Japanese 向 (muka) meaning "facing, toward" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Mukaichi 向井地 Japanese
From 向 (muka) meaning "towards", 井 (i) meaning "mineshaft, well, pit", and 地 (chi) meaning "earth, ground, land, destinations".... [more]

Mukawa Japanese

Mukushina 無垢品, むくしな Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 無垢 (muku) meaning "spiritual purity; freedom from desire or aversion" and 品 (shina), a clipping of 九品 (kokonoshina) meaning "the 9 Stages in Life (in Buddhism)".

Munagi 鰻, むなぎ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 鰻 (see Unagi).

Munakata 宗像, むなかた Japanese
From Japanese 宗 (mune) meaning "religion, doctrine, creed" and 像 (kata) meaning "figure, image, form".

Munekawa 宗川 Japanese
From 宗 (mune) meaning "origin, religion, sect" and 川 (kawa) means "stream, river".

Munenobu 宗信, 宗延, むねのぶ Japanese (Rare)
From the given name 宗信 or 宗延 (see Munenobu).

Munesato Japanese

Mura Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet".

Murabashi Japanese
Variant of Murahashi.

Murabayashi Japanese
Variant of Murahayashi.

Murada Japanese

Muragawa Japanese
Variant of Murakawa.

Murahama Japanese
Mura means "hamlet, village" and hama means "seashore, veach".

Murahashi Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" and hashi means "bridge".

Murahayashi Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" and hayashi means "forest, grove".

Murai 村井 Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Muraiwa Japanese (Rare)
Mura means "town, hamlet" and iwa means "stone".

Muraji 村治 Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village" and 治 (ji, haru, osamu) meaning "clinical, administer, govern, rule".

Murakami 村上, 邑上, 邨上, 村神, 邑神 Japanese
From the Japanese 村, 邑 or 邨 (mura) "village" and 上 (kami, kan or ue) "upper," "above," 神 (kami, kan or shin) "god" or 守 (kami or mori) "guard," "protect," "defend."

Murakami 村上, むらかみ Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 上 (kami) meaning "start, high place, top".

Murakata Japanese

Murakawa Japanese
Mura means "village" and kawa means "river".

Muraki Japanese
Mura means "hamlet, village" and ki means "tree, wood".

Muraki 村木, むらき Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Murakita 村北 Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and 北 (kita) meaning "north".

Murako Japanese (Rare)
Mura means "village, hamlet" and ko means "child, sign of the rat".

Murakoshi Japanese

Muramatsu 村松 Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Muramori Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" and mori means "forest".

Muramoto Japanese
Mura means "village" and moto means "origin".

Muranaka 村中, ムラナカ Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "village" combined with 中 (naka) meaning "inside, middle".

Murano Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" and no means "wilderness, plain, field."

Murao 村尾 Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail".

Muraoka 村岡 Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Murasaki 紫 Japanese

Murase 村瀬 Japanese
"Mura" (村) meaning village, and "se" (瀬) meaning rapids or fast moving water

Murase 村瀬, むらせ Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Murashima Japanese
Shima means "island" and mura means "hamlet, village".

Murata 村田 Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Muratagi 村田義 Japanese
From Japanese "村" (mura) meaning village, "田" (ta) rice field and "義" (gi) meaning righteousness

Murataya Japanese (Rare, ?)

Murayama 村山, むらやま Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Murayoshi Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" or "town" and yoshi means "good luck".

Muro 室 Japanese
From Japanese 室 (muro) meaning "room, chamber, apartment, cellar, greenouse".

Murofushi Japanese

Murohashi Japanese

Muroi 室井, むろい Japanese
From Japanese 室 (muro) meaning "room" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Muroya 室屋 Japanese
From Japanese 室 (muro) meaning "room" and 屋 (ya) meaning "shop".

Mushakoji 武者小路 Japanese
Variant transcription of Mushakouji.

Mushakouji 武者小路 Japanese
From Japanese 武 (mu) meaning "military", 者 (sha) meaning "person", 小 (kou) meaning "small" and 路 (ji) meaning "street".

Mushanokoji Japanese
Variant transcription of Mushanokouji.

Mushanokouji 武者小路 Japanese
From Japanese 武 (mu) meaning "military", 者 (sha) meaning "person", an unwritten possessive marker の (no), 小 (kou) meaning "small" and 路 (ji) meaning "street".

Muta 牟田, むた Japanese
From Japanese 牟 (mu) meaning "pupil (of the eye)" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Mutoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Mutō.

Mutou Japanese
Variant transcription of Mutō.

Mutsu Japanese (Rare)
Similar to Mutsumi, Mutsu means "order".

Mutsumi Japanese (Rare)
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Mutsuya Japanese
Variant of Mutsutani.

Mutsuyama 六山 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Rokuyama.

Mutsuyoshi Japanese

Muyama 六山 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Rokuyama.

Myōchin 明珍, 明珎, みょうちん Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 明珍 (myōchin), the 2 characters used in 明らかに珍しい (akiraka ni mezurashii) meaning "evidently rare". This is from the event in the Heian Period, of an armorer who created an armor that was then praised by Emperor Konoe... [more]

Myochin 明珍, 明珎, みょうちん Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 明珍 or 明珎 (see Myōchin).

Myōi 名井 Japanese
Variant reading of Nai.

Myoi Japanese
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Myoi 名井 Japanese
Variant transcription of Myōi.