Surname
Nagai
Nagai (永井) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean eternity + well, and Wikidata lists 236 notable people with this family name.
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What Nagai means
永
eternity
井
well
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Nagai 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.
Famous people named Nagai
Kensuke Nagai 永井 謙佑Japanese association football player
Kafū Nagai 永井 荷風Japanese writer (1879−1959)
Shunta Nagai 永井 俊太Japanese association football player
Hideki Nagai 永井 秀樹Japanese association football player and manager
Go Nagai 永井 豪Japanese manga artist and prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica
Atsushi Nagai 永井 篤志Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.