Surname

Tamai

Tamai (玉井) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean jewel + well, and Wikidata lists 37 notable people with this family name.

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Written玉井たまいjewel + well

What Tamai means

玉
jewel, ball
井
well

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Tamai

Shiori Tamai 玉井 詩織Japanese singer
Rikuto Tamai 玉井 陸斗Japanese diver

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji