Surname

Sanada

Sanada (真田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean true + rice field, and Wikidata lists 28 notable people with this family name.

さ · な · だ · さなだ
Written真田さなだtrue + rice field

What Sanada means

真
true, genuine
田
rice field

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Sanada 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 Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada 真田 広之Japanese actor (born 1960)
Sanada Masayuki 真田 昌幸daimyo

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji