Japanese Submitted Surnames

Japanese names are used in Japan and in Japanese communities throughout the world. Note that depending on the Japanese characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here. See also about Japanese names.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Nai 名井 Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, famous; reputation" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Naiki Japanese
Nai means "inside" and ki means "tree, wood".
Naito 内藤 Japanese
内 (Nai) means "inside" and 藤 (to) means "wisteria".
Naito 内藤, ないとう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 内藤 (see Naitō).
Naitō 内藤, ないとう Japanese
From Japanese 内 (nai) meaning "inside" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".
Naitoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Naito.
Naitou Japanese
Variant transcription of Naito.
Naka Japanese
It means "middle". A notable bearer is Yuji Naka, a video game designer and programmer.
Naka 中, 仲, 奈加, 奈賀, 名加 Japanese, Okinawan
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle; center". It is a reference to an event in the Northern and Southern Courts Period, of 3 sons of Takase who became heroes for the south. The emperor of Japan awarded each of the sons a new surname; Oku 3 for the eldest son, Naka for the middle son, and Kuchi for the youngest son.... [more]
Naka 那珂, なか Japanese
From Japanese 那珂 (Naka) meaning "Naka", a district in the former Japanese province of Hitachi in parts of present-day Ibaraki, Japan.
Nakaba 中, 仲, なかば Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 or 仲 (see Naka 2).
Nakada 中田 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Nakafuji Japanese
Naka means "middle" and fuji means "wisteria".
Nakaga 仲嘉, なかが Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 仲嘉 (see Naka 2).
Nakagame 仲亀 Japanese
仲 (Naka) means "relation" and game is a variation of 亀 (kame), which means "turtle, tortoise".
Nakagami 中上, なかがみ Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Nakahama Japanese
Naka means "middle" and hama means "beach, seashore".
Nakahayashi Japanese
Naka means "middle" and hayashi means "forest, grove".
Nakaima Japanese
Naka means "middle" and ima means "now, present".
Nakaji Japanese
Naka means "middle" and ji means "soil, ground".
Nakajo 中城 Japanese
From 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 城 (jo) meaning "castle".
Nakaki Japanese
Naka means "middle" and ki means "tree, wood".
Nakama Japanese
Naka means "middle" and ma can mean "pause" or "genuine, true real".
Nakamatsu 中松, 仲松, なかまつ Japanese
This surname combines 中 (chuu, ata.ru, uchi, naka) meaning "centre, in(side), mean (not as in the way a person acts), middle" or 仲 (chuu, naka) meaning "go-between, relationship" with 松 (shou, matsu) meaning "pine tree." One bearer of this surname is inventor Yoshirō Nakamatsu (中松 義郎), also known as Dr... [more]
Nakami Japanese
Naka means "middle" and mi means "mindset, view, outlook".
Nakamine 仲嶺 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 嶺 (mine) meaning "peak, summit".
Nakamori Japanese
Naka means "middle" and mori means "forest".
Nakamoto 中本 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Nakane 仲根, なかね Japanese
From Japanese 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship" and 根 (ne) meaning "root, source, foundation".
Nakane 中根, なかね Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 根 (ne) meaning "root, source, foundation".
Nakanishi 中西, 仲西 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship, terms" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".
Nakanotani Japanese (Rare)
Naka means "middle", no is a possessive particle, and tani means "valley".
Nakao 中尾 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".
Nakaoka 中岡 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Nakasaki Japanese
Naka means "middle" and saki means "cape, peninsula, promontory".
Nakasato 中里, なかさと Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".
Nakasato 仲里, なかさと Japanese
From Japanese 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".
Nakase Japanese
Naka means "middle" and se means "ripple, current".
Nakasone 中曽根 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 中 (naka, "middle"), 曽 (so, of uncertain meaning) and 根 (ne, "root"). A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone (中曽根 康弘; 1918–2019).
Nakata 中田 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Nakatani 中谷 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Nakatsuka 中塚, なかつか Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Nakatsutsumi Japanese
Naka means "middle" and tsutsumi means "enbankment, river, bank, dike".
Nakauchi 中内, 仲内 Japanese
From the Japanese 中 (naka) "middle," "in" or 仲 (naka) "relationship," "relation" and 内 (uchi or nai) "inside."
Nakaura Japanese
Naka means "Middle" and Ura means "Gulf, Bay, Inlet, Beach, Seacoast, Creek."
Nakawa 奈河, なかわ Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奈河 (see Naka 2).
Nakaya 中谷, なかや Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Nakaya 仲谷, なかや Japanese
From Japanese 仲 (naka) meaning "relation, relationship" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Nakayama 中山, 仲山 Japanese
From the Japanese 中 (naka) "middle," "in" or 仲 (naka) "relationship," "relation" and 山 (yama) "mountain."
Nakayama 中山, なかやま Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Nakayoshi Japanese
Naka means "middle" and yoshi means "good luck".
Nakazato 中里, なかざと Japanese
From 中 (naka) meaning "center, middle" and 里 (sato) meaning "village."
Nakazawa 中沢, 中澤, なかざわ Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Namatame 生田目, なまため Japanese
From Japanese 生 (nama) meaning "raw, fresh, natural", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 目 (me) meaning "look, appearance".
Namazu 鯰, なまず Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鯰 (Namazu) meaning "Namazu", a former large village in the former district of Aida in the former Japanese province of Mimasaka in parts of present-day Okayama, Japan.
Namazu 鯰, なまず Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鯰 (Namazu) meaning "Namazu", a division in the town of Kashima in the district of Kamimashiki in the prefecture of Kumamoto in Japan.
Namba 難波 Japanese
From 難 meaning "difficulties, flame, shortage" and 波 meaning "wave, surf".
Namikawa 波川, 波河, なみかわ Japanese
From Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".
Namiki Japanese
Nami means "wave" and ki means "tree, wood".
Namiki 並木, なみき Japanese
From Japanese 並 (nami) meaning "row, line" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Namisato 波里, なみさと Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 波里 (see Hari).
Namiyama 波山, なみやま Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Nan 何, なん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).
Nanaho 七宝, 七寳, ななほう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Nanahō).
Nanahō 七宝, 七寳, ななほう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of 七宝 (see Shippō) and can be also spelled 七寳.
Nanahoh 七宝, 七寳, ななほう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Nanahō).
Nanahoshi Japanese
Nana means "seven" and hoshi means "stars".
Nanahou 七宝, 七寳, ななほう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Nanahō).
Nanami 七海 Japanese
From Japanese 七海 (nanami) meaning "seven seas".
Nanashima 七島 Japanese (Rare)
Japanese surname meaning "seven island".
Nanatsuki 七月 Japanese
七 (Nana) means "Seven" and 月 (Tsuki) means "Moon, Month".
Nani 何, なに Japanese (Rare)
Means "what" in Japanese.
Nanjou 南條, 南条, 南場, なんじょう Japanese
From Japanese 南 (nan) meaning "south" combined with 條 (jou) meaning "article", 条 (jou) with the same meaning as the previous, or 場 (jou) meaning "location".
Nanomae Japanese
"Before one."
Nara 楢, 奈良, 那良, ナラ Japanese
This surname is used as 楢, 奈良 or 那良 with 楢 (shuu, yuu, nara) meaning "oak", 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "Nara, what?", 那 (na, da, nani, nanzo, ikan) meaning "what?" and 良 (ryou, i.i, -i.i, yo.i, -yo.i, ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled."... [more]
Narisaki Japanese
Narisaki is a japanese surname that denotes to noblewomen whom were exceptional and unique, as well as embodying the quality of novelty. It is believed to be a lost surname from an ancient Japanese reigning dynasty that was rediscovered and is now used by a sorority founded by Yuumi and Jovani.
Narisawa 成澤, 成沢 Japanese
From the Japanese 成 (nari) "turn into," "become" and 澤 or 沢 (sawa or zawa) "swamp."
Narita 成田 Japanese
From 成 (nari) meaning "become", and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy".
Narita 成田, なりた Japanese
From Japanese 成 (nari) meaning "become" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Nariyama Japanese
Nari means "thunder" and yama means "mountain, hill".
Naru なる Japanese
The meaning of the name Naru is ''become''
Narukami 鳴上 Japanese
From Japanese 鳴 (naru) meaning "cry" and 上 (kami) meaning "above".
Narumi Japanese
Naru means "become". Mi means "veiw, outlook".
Narumi 鳴海, なるみ Japanese
From Japanese 鳴 (naru) meaning "cry" and 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean".
Narumiya 成宮, なるみや Japanese
From Japanese 成 (naru) meaning "become" and 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, constellation".
Naruse 成瀬, なるせ Japanese
From Japanese 成 (naru) meaning "become" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Narutaki Japanese
Naru means "become" and taki means "fountain".
Natori 名取, なとり Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" and 取 (toru) meaning "take, fetch".
Natsugawa Japanese
Variant of Natsukawa, meaning "summer river".
Natsukawa Japanese
This name means Summer River. From natsu "summer" and kawa "river".
Natsuki Japanese
Natsu means "summer" and ki means "tree, wood".
Natsume Japanese
From Japanese 棗 (natsume), meaning "jujube". Fictional bearers of this surname are Maya and Aya Natsume from the seinen manga series Tenjō Tenge.
Natsume 夏目, なつめ Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (Natsu) meaning "summer" and 目 (me) meaning "eye". A famous bearer of this name was Japanese writer Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916).
Natsume 棗, なつめ Japanese
From Japanese 棗 (Natsume) meaning "Natsume", a former large village in the former district of Sakai in the former Japanese province of Echizen in parts of present-day Fukui in Japan or it being a former name for the area of Ishishimbo in the city of Fukui in the prefecture of Fukui in Japan.
Natsumi Japanese (Rare)
This is occasionally,but rarely used as a last name. Natsu means "Summer",and Mi in this surname means "Look". So the literal meaning of this could be "Look at Summer",or "The Look of Summer"... [more]
Nawa 名和, なわ Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" and 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, peace".
Naya 納, なや Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Negishi 根岸, ねぎし Japanese
From Japanese 根 (ne) meaning "root, source, foundation" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank".
Neho 根保 Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "raised foundation".
Neji 子師, ネジ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 子師, combining 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac)" with 師 (shi, su, nara.u, moromoro) meaning "army, exemplar, expert, master, model, teacher, war."
Nemoto Japanese
Ne means "root" and moto means "root, source, origin".
Neyama Japanese
Ne means "root" and yama means "mountain, hill".
Nibe 新部, にいべ, にべ Japanese
Variant transcription or reading of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Niibe).
Nihon 日本 Japanese (Rare)
Means "Japan" in Japanese, though originally from 日本 (nihon), a clipping of 日本晴れ (nihombare) meaning "no clouds in the sky". It is a reference to an event in the Edo Period, of a weather forecaster who was asked for the weather and answered 日本晴れ... [more]
Nihon'yagi 二本柳, にほんやぎ Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 二本柳 (see Nihon'yanagi 1, Nihon'yanagi 2, or Nihon'yanagi 3).
Nihonyagi 二本柳, にほんやぎ Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 二本柳 (see Nihon'yagi).
Nihon'yanagi 二本柳, にほんやなぎ Japanese
Means "2 salix trees", from Japanese 二本 (nihon) meaning "2 (cylindrical objects)" and 柳 (yanagi) meaning "salix".
Nihon'yanagi 二本柳, にほんやなぎ Japanese
From Japanese 二本柳 (Nihon'yanagi) meaning "Nihon'yanagi", the former name of the area of Karakasayanagi in the city of Goshogawara in the prefecture of Aomori in Japan.
Nihon'yanagi 二本柳, にほんやなぎ Japanese
From Japanese 二本柳 (Nihon'yanagi) meaning "Nihon'yanagi", an area in the city of Gonohe in the district of Sannohe in the prefecture of Aomori in Japan.
Nihonyanagi 二本柳, にほんやなぎ Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 二本柳 (see Nihon'yanagi 1, Nihon'yanagi 2, or Nihon'yanagi 3).
Nii Japanese
From 新 (nii) meaning "new".
Niibe 新部, にいべ Japanese
From Japanese 新 (nii) meaning "new" and 部 (be) meaning "department, division; part".
Niidera 新寺, にいでら Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 新 (nii-) meaning "temple" and 寺 (dera), the joining form of 寺 (tera) meaning "temple".
Niihara Japanese
Nii means "new" and hara means "plain, field".
Niikura 新倉, 新蔵, 新鞍 Japanese
From the Japanese 新 (nii) "new" and 倉 or 蔵 (kura) "storehouse" or 鞍 (kura) "saddle."
Niimi Japanese
Nii means "new" and mi means "see, outlook, viewpoint".
Nijibayashi 虹林 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 虹 (Niji) meaning "Rainbow" and 林 (Bayashi) meaning "Forest". A notable bearer of this surname was academic author Kei Nijibayashi.
Nijine Japanese (Rare)
Niji means "rainbow" and ne means "root".
Nijino 虹乃 Japanese
Made up of the kanji , meaning "rainbow", and ,meaning "of"。... [more]
Nijio Japanese
Niji means "rainbow" and o means "tail".
Nikaido 二階堂 Japanese (Rare, ?)
From japanese kanji 二 (ni) meaning "two", 階 (kai) meaning "floor, storey" combined with 堂 (dō) meaning "temple". The last name is a name of a clan of Japanese samurai that ruled the Iwase District of Mutsu Province during the Sengoku period during the Kamakura era... [more]
Nikaido 二階堂, にかいどう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 二階堂 (see Nikaidō).
Nikaidō 二階堂, にかいどう Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two", 階 (kai) meaning "floor, storey" and 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine".
Nimura 二村, にむら Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Ninomiya 二宮, 二ノ宮 Japanese
二 (Nino) means "two, second" and 宮 (miya) means "shrine".... [more]
Ninomiya 二宮, 二ノ宮, にのみや Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two", ノ (no), a possessive marker, and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Nioka 二岡, におか Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Nippon 日本 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nihon.
Nirehara 楡原, にれはら Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 楡原 (Nirehara), an variant reading of 楡原 (Nirebara) meaning "Nirebara", a former large village in the district of Koshi in the former Japanese province of Echigo in parts of present-day Niigata, Japan or an area in the same place, in the city of Nagaoka in the prefecture of Niigata in Japan.
Nishi 西, にし Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west".
Nishibe 西部, にしべ Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Nishida 西田 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Nishidate 西舘, にしだて Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 舘 (tate) meaning "mansion, large building, palace".
Nishiguchi 西口 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Nishihara 西原 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow, field, plain".
Nishii Japanese
Nishi means "west" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".
Nishii 西井, にしい Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Nishimaki 西巻, にしまき Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 巻 (maki) meaning "winding, rolling".
Nishimaki 西牧, にしまき Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 牧 (maki) meaning "shepherd, tend cattle".
Nishimiya 西宮 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Nishimoto 西本, ニシモト Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Nishino Japanese
Nishi ("West") + No ("Feild").
Nishino 西野, にしの Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Nishinohara 西野原, 西之原, 西ノ原 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 野原 (nohara) meaning "grass field".
Nishio 西尾 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".
Nishioka 西岡 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Nishisawa Japanese
Nishi means "west" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Nishishima 西島 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Nishiura 西浦, にしうら Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".
Nishiwaki 西脇, にしわき Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".
Nishiyasu 西安, にしやす Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium". The fact that it is homographic as Japanese 西安 (Shīan) meaning "Xi'an", a city in Shaanxi, China, is coincidental.
Nishizaki 西崎, にしざき Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Nishizuka 西塚, にしづか Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Nitoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Nito.
Nitou Japanese
Variant transcription of Nito.
Niwa 庭, にわ Japanese
Means "garden" in Japanese.
Niwa 丹羽, にわ Japanese
From Japanese 丹 (ni) meaning "cinnabar, red" and 羽 (wa) meaning "feather, plume, wing".
Niwano 庭野 Japanese
From niwa and no.
No 納, のう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see ).
納, のう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Nobira 野平 Japanese
From the Japanese 野 (no) "field," "area" and 平 (hira) "peace."
Nobunaga Japanese
Nobu means "trust, believe" and naga means "long, cheif".... [more]
Nōda 納田, のうだ Japanese
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.
Noda 野田 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 野 (no, "area, field, hidden part of a structure; wild, rustic") and 田 (ta, "rice paddy, field"). A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (野田 佳彦; b. 1957).
Noda 納田, のだ, のうだ Japanese
Variant reading or transcription of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).
Nogami 野上 Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Noh 納, のう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see ).
Nohara 野原, のはら Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Nohda 納田, のうだ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).
Noji 野地, のじ Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 地 (ji) meaning "earth, land, dirt".
Nojima Japanese
A variant of Noshima.... [more]
Nojima 野島, 野嶋, のじま Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Nojiri Japanese
No means "rice paddy, field" and jiri is a corruption of shiri meaning "behind, end, rear".
Nokawa Japanese
No means "field, plain, wilderness" and kawa means "river, stream".
Nomi 乃美 Japanese
From the Japanese possessive particle 乃 (no) and 美 (mi) "beauty."
Nomizu Japanese
No means "field, wilderness" and mizu means "water".
Nomori 野森, 乃森 Japanese (?)
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field" or 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Nomoto Japanese
"Field origin".
Nomoto 野本, 野元, のもと Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 本 (moto) or 元 (moto) both meaning "base, root, origin".
Nomura 野村 Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Nonaka 野中 Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".
Nonomura 野々村, ののむら Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field" and 村 (mura) meaning "village".
Nonoyama 野々山, ののやま Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" (repeated, indicated by the iteration mark 々) and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Norimine 儀嶺 Japanese
Possibly from 儀 (nori) meaning "rites, ceremonies" and 嶺 (mine) meaning "peak, summit".
Noro 野呂, のろ Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone".
Nōsawa 納沢, のうさわ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōzawa).
Nosawa Japanese
No means "field, plain" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Nosawa 納沢, のうさわ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōsawa).
Nose 野瀬, のせ Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Nose 能勢, のせ Japanese
From Japanese 能 (no) meaning "ability, talent, skill" and 勢 (se) meaning "force, energy, strength".
Noshima Japanese
No means "field, rice paddy, wilderness" and shima means "island".
Nota Japanese
Variant of Noda meaning "field, rice paddy".
Noto Japanese
No means "wilderness, field, plain" and to means "wisteria" or "door".