Surname
Nishida
Nishida (西田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean west + rice field, and Wikidata lists 174 notable people with this family name.
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What Nishida means
西
west
田
rice field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Nishida describes a place. Its kanji point to a rice field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Nishida
Masujiro Nishida 西田 満寿次郎Japanese association football player and manager
Kitarō Nishida 西田 幾多郎Japanese philosopher (1870–1945)
Yoshihiro Nishida 西田 吉洋Japanese association football player
Go Nishida 西田 剛Japanese association football player
Shuhei Nishida 西田 修平Japanese pole vaulter (1910-1997)
Toshiyuki Nishida 西田 敏行Japanese actor, singer and tarento (1947–2024)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.