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中村

“middle”·“village”

中村 (Nakamura) is a surname. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.

Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Nakamura.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

中村 is built from elements meaning “middle” and “village”.

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How it developed

Built from Japanese 中 (naka, “middle”) + 村 (mura, “village”).

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中村’s family of names

In Japanese usage, 中村 as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as NAKAMURA. In Japanese usage, 中村 as a surname has a transliteration in NAKAMURA.

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中村 has relatives in 6 languages.

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