Surname
Ōshima
Ōshima (大島) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean big + island, and Wikidata lists 244 notable people with this family name.
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What Ōshima means
大
big, great
島
island
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Ōshima describes a place. Its kanji point to an island, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Ōshima
Ryōta Ōshima 大島 僚太Japanese association football player
Nagisa Ōshima 大島 渚Japanese film director and screenwriter (1932–2013)
Hideo Oshima 大島 秀夫Japanese association football player and manager
Hiroshi Ōshima 大島 浩Japanese general (1886-1975)
Takahiro Oshima 大島 嵩弘Japanese association football player
Naoto Ohshima 大島 直人Japanese video game artist
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.