Surname

Ema

Ema (江馬) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean inlet + horse, and Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this family name.

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Written江馬えまinlet + horse

What Ema means

江
inlet, bay
馬
horse

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Ema mean inlet + horse. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji