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Koumoto Japanese
It might mean "light source origin".

Kourogi Japanese

Kousaka Japanese

Kousho Japanese

Kozen Japanese

Kozuchi 小土, こづち Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 小土 (see Kodzuchi).

Kozue 梢, 小梢, 梢江, コズエ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 梢, 小梢 or 梢江 with 梢 (shou, kusunoki, kozue) meaning "treetops, twig", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" and 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet."... [more]

Ku 九, く Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).

Kubooka Japanese

Kuchi 口, くち Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth". 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 for the eldest son, Naka for the middle son, and Kuchi for the youngest son.

Kuchiki Japanese
This name combines 朽 (kyuu, ku.chiru) meaning "decay, remain in seclusion, rot" or 口 (ku, kou, kuchi) meaning "mouth" with 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]

Kuchinoku 九, くちのく Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).

Kudo 工藤, くどう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Kudō.

Kudō 工藤, くどう Japanese
From Japanese 工 (ku) meaning "work, craft, art" and 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria".

Kudou 久遠, 工藤 Japanese
From 久 (ku) "long time" and 遠 (tou/dou) "distant" OR from 工 (ku) "construction" and 藤 (dou) "wisteria."

Kuge Japanese

Kujira Japanese (Rare)
Kujira is an uncommon Japanese surname and first name that literally means "whale".

Kujiradou Japanese

Kujo Japanese

Kuki くき, 久鬼, 久岐 Japanese
From 久 (ku) meaning "long time (ago)" and 鬼 (ki) meaning "ghost, demon, spirit" or 岐 (ki) meaning "fork in a road, to branch off".

Kumada 熊田, くまだ Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kumanogoh Japanese

Kumata Japanese

Kume 久米, くめ Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 米 (me) meaning "rice".

Kumoiri Japanese
蜘蛛 (Kumo) = spider... [more]

Kumon 公文 Japanese (Rare)
One notable bearer of this surname is Tōru Kumon (公文 公), the founder of Kumon Education.

Kunisaki Japanese (Rare)

Kuniyasu Japanese

Kuniyoshi Japanese
Kuni means "large place, country" and yoshi means "good luck".

Kunizane 国実, くにざね Japanese
From 国 (kuni) meaning "country" and 実 (zane) meaning "truth," "fruit."

Kunou Japanese

Kurasawa 倉沢 Japanese
倉 (Kura) means "Owns, Storehouse, Posesses" and 沢 (Sawa) means "Marsh, Swamp".

Kurigawa 栗川, くりがわ Japanese
The Surname "Kurigawa/Kurikawa" translates to "Chestnut River"

Kurimoto Japanese
Kuri means "Chestnut" and Moto means "Origin, Source, Root".

Kurogi Japanese
Variant of Kuroki, Kuro means "Black" and Gi means "Tree, Wood".

Kurohashi Japanese
Kuro means "black" and hashi means "bridge".

Kurohata Japanese

Kuroko Japanese (Rare)
Kuro means "black" and ko means "child, sign of the rat". ... [more]

Kurosaka Japanese
Kuro means "Black" and Saka means "Hill, Slope".

Kurosu 黒須, くろす Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary".

Kuroyanagi 黒柳 Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow".

Kuru Japanese
Japanese: though written with the character for ‘give’ or ‘present’, the original meaning may actually be ‘sunset’. The name is listed in the Shinsen shōjiroku and is no longer common in Japan, but there is a city by that name in Hiroshima prefecture and the area may have ancient connections with the family.

Kusanagi 草彅 Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass" and 彅 (nagi) meaning "cutter". A notable bearer of this surname is actor Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (草彅 剛, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, 1974–).

Kusatsu Japanese

Kusayanagi 日, 草 Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusayanagi) meaning "grass" or 日 (kusayanagi) meaning "sun, day". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kushibiki 櫛引, くしびき Japanese
From Japanese 櫛 (kushi) meaning "comb" and 引 (hiki) meaning "pull, stretch".

Kushida 串田 Japanese (Rare)
This surname is written multiple ways, Kushi meaning "Skewer" or "Comb" (these are different kanji),and da is "Rice Paddy".

Kushieda Japanese (Rare)
Kushi means "Comb" and Eda means "Branch, Twig".

Kusue Japanese

Kutsuku 鞠, くつく Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Mari).

Kuwada Japanese

Kuwata Japanese

Kuwatani 桑谷 Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" combined with 谷 (tani) meaning "valley". A notable bearer of this surname is Natsuko Kuwatani (桑谷 夏子), a Japanese voice-actress who is best known for voicing Ryōko Asakura from the Haruhi Suzumiya series and Alph from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha.

Kuyuko Japanese (Rare)

Kyogoku Japanese

Kyōnō 皛納, きょうのう Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 皛 (kyō) of unknown meaning and 納 (nō) meaning "to pay fees, to supply, to store, to complete, to restore".

Kyono 皛納, きょうのう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 皛納 (see Kyōnō).

Kyoso 狂想 Japanese
From Japanese 狂 (kyō) meaning "madness" and 想 (sō) meaning "thought, idea". The kanji that makes up Kyoso can also mean "fantasy".

Kyoto Japanese
From place name Kyoto.

Machi 町 Japanese (Rare)
町 (machi) means 'town' or 'street'. Some occurrences in America could be shortened versions of longer names beginning with this element, not common in Japan.

Madarame 斑目 Japanese
From Japanese 斑 (madara) meaning "speckled, spot, blemish" and 目 (me) meaning "eye"

Maebara 前原 Japanese
Maebara is an uncommon Japanese surname that has more than one meaning, depending on the characters used to write it. The first and most common spelling is with the characters for "Before" (前) and "Original" (原)... [more]

Maejima Japanese
Mae means "Front, Forward" and Jima means "Island". This is a variant of Maeshima.

Magari Japanese

Maizono 舞園 Japanese
maizono means "dance park". the kanji used are 舞(mai) meaning "dance" and 園 (sono) meaning "park".... [more]

Makita 真北, 牧田 Japanese
I'm not sure how the surname is usually written, but 真 (Ma) means "Genuine, Real, Sincere" and 北 (Kita) means "North". On the other hand, 牧 (Maki) means "Shepard, Tend cattle" and 田 (Ta) means "Rice Field, Rice Paddy"... [more]

Makunoukoji 幕ノ麹 Japanese
幕(maku) means "curtain", ノ(nou) is a suffix meaning "of",麹(Koji) means "malted rice". this surname was borne from Setsukei Makunoukoji, A character from an Upcoming fan made Danganronpa Danganronpa Twin Fates

Mamiya 真宮, 茉宮 Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" or 茉 (ma) meaning "Arabian jasmine, white jasmine" combined with 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Man 鰻, まん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 鰻 (see Unagi).

Manabe 真鍋, 間部, 眞鍋 Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 間 (ma) meaning "among, between" and 鍋 (nabe) meaning "pot, pan" or 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Manaka 真中, 真仲, 間中, 間仲, マナカ Japanese
This surname combines 真 (shin, ma, ma-, makoto) meaning "Buddhist sect, reality, true" or 間 (kan, ken, ai, aida, ma) meaning "interval, space" with 中 (chuu, ata.ru, uchi, naka) meaning "centre, in(side), mean, middle" or 仲 (chuu, naka) meaning "go-between, relationship."... [more]

Manaka 中, まなか Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 (see Naka).

Mankoku 万国, 萬国, まんこく Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 万国 (see Bankoku).

Mari 鞠, まり Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鞠 (mari) meaning a type of ancient football used by courtiers.

Marina Japanese

Maru 九, まる Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).

Maruki Japanese

Masaki 真咲 Japanese
Surname of Japanese origin meaning "true blossoms" which comes from combing 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom".

Maseki Japanese

Masuho Japanese

Masunaga Japanese

Masuo Japanese

Matoba 的場, まとば Japanese
From Japanese 的 (mato) meaning "target, mark" and 場 (ba) meaning "place, situation, circumstances".

Matsubayashi 松林 Japanese
Matsu means "Pine Tree" and Bayashi is a variant pronunciation of "Hayashi" meaning "Forest". This surname means "Pine Tree Forest". Matsubayashi-ryu is a kind of martial arts.

Matsugi 真継, まつぎ Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 継 (tsugi) meaning "inherit, acquire, succeed, continue".

Matsukaze 松風 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" and 風 (kaze) meaning "wind". A notable bearer of this surname is Japanese actor Masaya Matsukaze (松風 雅也).

Matsunaga 松永 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".

Mayonaka Japanese
Means "Midnight" in Japanese

Mayumi Japanese

Mazaki 真崎 Japanese
A surname of Japanese origin meaning "cape of truth" which comes from combing 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula". A notable bearer of this surname is Anzu Mazaki/Téa Gardner from Yu-Gi-Oh!

Mezurashi 珍 Japanese (Rare)
Means "rare" in Japanese.

Mezurashi 珍 Japanese
Means "rare; strange" in Japanese.

Midoriya 緑谷, ミドリヤ Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
Combination of 緑 (midori) meaning "green" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley," used on the main character Izuku Midoriya (緑谷 出久) in 'My Hero Academia'.... [more]

Mieno Japanese

Mifune 三船, 御船, 御舟 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" or 御 (mi) meaning "honourable" and 船 or 舟 (fune) meaning "ship, boat".

Mikage Japanese

Mikiso Japanese

Mimori Japanese

Minakata Japanese

Minami 皆実 Japanese
From the Japanese "皆" (Mina) meaning "all" and "実" (mi) meaning "fruit", as well as other kanji and kanji combinations that are pronounced in the same way.

Minamoto 源, 源本, 皆本, 皆元, 湊本 Japanese
From 源 (minamoto) meaning "fountainhead, river source; source, origin," derived from a combination of 水 (mi), the combining form of mizu meaning "water," and 元/本 (moto) meaning "source, origin" with the addition of the Old Japanese possessive particle na.... [more]

Minatosaki 湊崎, 港崎 Japanese
Variant reading of Minatozaki.

Mioda 澪田 Japanese
mioda means "water route field". the kanji used for this name are 澪(mio,rei) meaning " water route" and 田(ta) meaning "field". a bearer of this name is Ibuki Mioda from Danganronpa 2.

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

Misayoshi Japanese

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

Mitama Japanese

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.

Mitoma Japanese

Mitomi 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]

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]

Mitsuki Japanese

Mitsumata Japanese

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).

Miyabo Japanese

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.

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

Miyoi 名井 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nai.

Miyoshi 三芳, みよし, 三好 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 好 (yoshi) meaning "fond, pleasing" or 芳 (yoshi) meaning "perfume; balmy; favorable; fragrant".

Mizobuchi Japanese

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

Moegi Japanese (Rare)

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

Momo 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]

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".

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

Moritai Japanese

Morohoshi Japanese

Morokuzu Japanese

Motegi Japanese

Motokariya 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]

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

Muguruma Japanese

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

Murataya Japanese (Rare, ?)

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

Mutsumi Japanese (Rare)
Mutsumi means "order".... [more]

Mutsuyama 六山 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Rokuyama.

Mutsuyoshi Japanese

Muyama 六山 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Rokuyama.

Myōi 名井 Japanese
Variant reading of Nai.

Myoi Japanese
A famous bearier of this surname is Myoi Mina from the Kpop girl group TWICE.

Myoi 名井 Japanese
Variant transcription of Myōi.

Myoui 名井 Japanese
Variant transcription of Myōi.

Na 納, な Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).

Naga 奈賀, 名嘉, なが Japanese, Okinawan
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奈賀 or 名嘉 (see Naka).

Nagadome Japanese

Nagatoshi Japanese

Nagatsuka 長塚 Japanese

Nagawa 奈河, ながわ Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奈河 (see Naka).

Nagayama 永山, 長山, ながやま Japanese
From Japanese 永 (nagai) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy" or 長 (nagai) meaning "chief, head, leader" combined with 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Nagira Japanese

Nai 名井 Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, famous; reputation" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

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 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.

Nakaga 仲嘉, なかが Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 仲嘉 (see Naka).

Nakagami 中上, なかがみ Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".

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).

Nakatsu Japanese

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).

Namaru Japanese

Nambu Japanese

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).

Nanahoshi Japanese
Nana means "seven" and hoshi means "stars".

Nanami 七海 Japanese
From Japanese 七海 (nanami) meaning "seven seas".

Nanatsuki 七月 Japanese
七 (Nana) means "Seven" and 月 (Tsuki) means "Moon, Month".

Nanba 難波 Japanese
From 難 (nan, nam) meaning "difficulties, flame, shortage, poorly" and 波 (ba, nami) meaning "wave, surf".

Nanbu Japanese

Nangaku Japanese

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."

Naoe Japanese

Naoi Japanese

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.

Naritomi Japanese

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".

Nasu 奈須 Japanese
From 奈 (na) meaning "what" and 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, moment, necessary".

Natori Japanese

Natori 名取, なとり Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" and 取 (toru) meaning "take, fetch".

Natsugoe Japanese

Natsukawa Japanese
This name means Summer River. From natsu "summer" and kawa "river".

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).

Nawa 名和, なわ Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" and 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, peace".

Nawata Japanese

Naya 納, なや Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).

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."

Nerome Japanese

Nibe 新部, にいべ, にべ Japanese
Variant transcription or reading of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Niibe).

Nigorikawa Japanese

Nii 新 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".

Niibu Japanese

Niimi Japanese
Nii means "new" and mi means "see, outlook, viewpoint".

Nijino 虹乃 Japanese
Made up of the kanji 虹, meaning "rainbow", and 乃 ,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]

Nikaidou Japanese

Nishikata Japanese

Nishikiori Japanese

Nishinohara 西野原, 西之原, 西ノ原 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 野原 (nohara) meaning "grass field".

Nishishima 西島 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

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.

Nitta Japanese

Nitto Japanese

Niwa 丹羽, にわ Japanese
From Japanese 丹 (ni) meaning "cinnabar, red" and 羽 (wa) meaning "feather, plume, wing".

No 納, のう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Nō).

Nō 納, のう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).

Noami Japanese

Noborikawa Japanese

Nobuyoshi Japanese

Noh 納, のう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Nō).

Nonagase Japanese

Norizuki Japanese
Variant of Noritsuki.

Nose Japanese

Nou 納, のう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Nō).

Noyama 野山 Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters 野 meaning "Field", and 山 meaning "Mountain".

Noyori Japanese

Nukufuyu 抽冬 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nukutō.

Nukuto 抽冬 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading or transcription of Nukutō.

Nukuto 貫渡, 〆渡 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 貫 (nuku) meaning "pierce; go through" and 渡 (to) meaning "go across, migrate".

Nukutō 抽冬 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 抽く (nuku) meaning "to pull out; to draw out" and 冬 (tō) meaning "winter".

Nunokawa Japanese

O 奥, おう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Ō).

Ō 奥, おう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Oku.

Oba 大場, おおば Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大場 (see Ōba).

Obara 小 Japanese
It's written like : 小 (O meaning small) and Bara meaning "Plain". Masakazu Obara's last name is pronounced like this. He is an anime director, he worked on Accel World.

Obata 小幡, おばた Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".

Obi Japanese

Obuchi 小渕 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 小 (o, "small") and 渕 (淵, fuchi, "abyss, edge"). A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi (小渕 恵三; 1937–2000).

Ochi Japanese

Ochiai 落合, おちあい Japanese
From Japanese 落 (ochi) meaning "fall, leave behind, drop" and 合 (ai) meaning "fit, suit, join".

Odagiri Japanese

Odani Japanese

Odate Japanese
O means "big, great" and date is a form of tate, which could mean "stand, rise".

Odo 小土, おど Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小土 (see Kodzuchi).

Ōga 淡河, 王賀, 相賀, おうが Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 淡河, 王賀 or 相賀 with 淡 (tan, awa.i) meaning "faint, fleeting, pale, thin," 河 (ka, kawa) meaning "river," 王 (ou, -nou) meaning "king, magnate, rule," 相 (shou, sou, ai-, ou) meaning "aspect, councillor, each other, inter-, minister of state, mutual, phase, physiognomy, together" and 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy."... [more]

Ōgami 大神, 大上, 大賀美, おおがみ Japanese
From Japanese 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "large, great", 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "god, deity", 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy" and 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

Ogami 拝, 小上, 小神, 尾上, 尾神 Japanese
This surname is used as 拝, 小上, 小神, 尾上, 尾神, 男神 with 拝 (hai, oga.mu, oroga.mu) meaning "adore, pray to, worship," 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small," 尾 (bi, o) meaning "end, tail," 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "male," 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up" and 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "gods, mind, soul."

Ogasa Japanese

Ogata Japanese

Ogata 緒方, おがた Japanese
From Japanese 緒 (o) meaning "thread" and 方 (kata) meaning "person, way, method".

Ogiso Japanese

Ogisu Japanese

Oguma Japanese
Variant of Ōkuma.

Ōgushi 大串, おおぐし Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 串 (kushi) meaning "skewer, spit".

Ogushi 大串, おおぐし Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大串 (see Ōgushi).

Oh 奥, おう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Ō).

Ohba Japanese

Ohi Bengali, Japanese

Ohira Japanese

Ohka Japanese
A transcription of Oka meaning "Ridge, Hill". It's likely an americanized spelling.

Ohman 大万, おおまん Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Ōman).

Ohsuka Japanese
Variant transcription of Osuka.

Ojiro 尾白 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 尾 (o) meaning "tail" and 白 (jiro) meaning "white"

Okami Japanese

Ōkano 桜花野, 櫻花野 Japanese
Surname of Japanese origin meaning "cherry blossom flower field".

Okasa Japanese

Okeyoshi Japanese

Okitsu Japanese

Okota 興古田, 小古田, オコタ Japanese (Rare)
This name is used to combine 興 (kou, kyou, oko.ru, oko.su) meaning "interest, pleasure," or 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" with 古 (ko, furu.i, furu-, -furu.su) meaning "old" and 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field, rice paddy."

Oku 奥, おく Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside; inner depths". 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 for the eldest son, Naka for the middle son, and Kuchi for the youngest son.... [more]

Okuda Japanese

Okudaira 奥平 Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 平 (taira) meaning "level, even, peaceful".

Okukawa Japanese (Rare)
Oku means "interior,secluded,further out" and kawa means "river". Minako Okukawa is a fictional character from Yuri!!! On Ice and it's also the name of a company.

Ōkuma 大隈, 大熊, 逢隈 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 大 (ō, "big, great") or 逢 (ō, "meeting") and 熊 (kuma, "bear") or 隈 (kuma, "recess, corner, shade")

Okuoka 奥岡, おくおか Japanese
The meaning of Okuoka/奥岡 equals to "Interior Hill"

Okura Japanese

Okusawa 奥沢 Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Okushi Japanese

Okuyano Japanese

Ōman 大万, おおまん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Daiman).

Oman 大万, おおまん Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Ōman).

Omode Japanese

Onaga Japanese
O means "big, great" and naga means "long, cheif".

Ōnuki 大貫, おおぬき Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 貫 (nuki) meaning "pierce, penetrate, brace".

Onuki 大貫, おおぬき Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大貫 #(see Ōnuki).