Surname
Iijima
Iijima (飯島) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean meal + island, and Wikidata lists 92 notable people with this family name.
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What Iijima means
飯
meal, rice
島
island
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Iijima describes a place. Its kanji point to an island, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Iijima
Kazuhisa Iijima 飯島 寿久Japanese association football player
Sumio Iijima 飯島 澄男Japanese physicist, chemist, and nanotechnologist (born 1939)
Mari Iijima 飯島 真理Japanese actress, voice actress and singer (1963-)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.