Surname

Ide

Ide (井手) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean well + hand, and Wikidata lists 19 notable people with this family name.

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Written井手いでwell + hand

What Ide means

井
well
手
hand

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji