Surname
Ooe
Ooe (大江) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean big + inlet, and Wikidata lists 29 notable people with this family name.
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What Ooe means
大
big, great
江
inlet, bay
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Ooe mean big + inlet. 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 Ooe
Kenzaburō Ōe 大江 健三郎Japanese writer and Nobel Laureate (1935–2023)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.