Surname
Kashima
Kashima (賀島) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean congratulations + island, and Wikidata lists 14 notable people with this family name.
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What Kashima means
賀
congratulations
島
island
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Kashima 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.