Surname
Ninomiya
Ninomiya (二宮) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean two + shrine, and Wikidata lists 82 notable people with this family name.
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What Ninomiya means
二
two, second
宮
shrine, palace
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Ninomiya describes a place. Its kanji point to a shrine, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Ninomiya
Hiroshi Ninomiya 二宮 寛Japanese association football player and manager (born 1937)
Hirokazu Ninomiya 二宮 洋一Japanese association football player and manager (1917–2000)
Hiroshi Ninomiya 二宮 浩Japanese association football player (born 1969)
Kazunari Ninomiya 二宮 和也Japanese actor and singer
Makoto Ninomiya 二宮 真琴Japanese tennis player
Ninomiya Sontoku 二宮 尊徳Japanese philosopher
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.