Surname

Hishida

Hishida (菱田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean diamond (shape); water chestnut + rice field, and Wikidata lists 22 notable people with this family name.

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Written菱田ひしだdiamond (shape); water chestnut + rice field

What Hishida means

菱
diamond (shape); water chestnut
田
rice field

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Hishida describes a place. Its kanji point to a rice field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji