Surname
Watase
Watase (渡瀬) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean to cross + shallows, and Wikidata lists 18 notable people with this family name.
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What Watase means
渡
to cross
瀬
shallows, rapids
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Watase mean to cross + shallows. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.