Surname
Okita
Okita (沖田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean open sea + rice field, and Wikidata lists 42 notable people with this family name.
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What Okita means
沖
open sea
田
rice field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Okita 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 Okita
Okita Sōji 沖田 総司Japanese swordsman
Anri Okita 沖田 杏梨Japanese actress, singer-songwriter and former pornographic actress
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.