Surname

Osanai

Osanai (小山内) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean small + mountain + inside, and Wikidata lists 23 notable people with this family name.

お · さ · な · い · おさない
Written小山内おさないsmall + mountain + inside

What Osanai means

小
small
山
mountain
内
inside

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Osanai

Takaya Osanai 小山内 貴哉Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji