Surname

Nagase

Nagase (長瀬) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean long + shallows, and Wikidata lists 23 notable people with this family name.

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Written長瀬ながせlong + shallows

What Nagase means

長
long, leader
瀬
shallows, rapids

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Nagase mean long + shallows. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Famous people named Nagase

Tomoya Nagase 長瀬 智也Japanese actor and singer

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji