Surname
Yamagishi
Yamagishi (山岸) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean mountain + shore, and Wikidata lists 61 notable people with this family name.
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What Yamagishi means
山
mountain
岸
shore
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Yamagishi 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 Yamagishi
Satoru Yamagishi 山岸 智Japanese association football player
Yasuyo Yamagishi 山岸 靖代Japanese association football player
Norihiro Yamagishi 山岸 範宏Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.