Surname

Nojima

Nojima (野島) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean field + island, and Wikidata lists 21 notable people with this family name.

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Written野島のじまfield + island

What Nojima means

野
field
島
island

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Nojima describes a place. Its kanji point to a field and an island, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Nojima

Kenji Nojima 野島 健児Japanese voice actor

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji