Given name & surname · Chinese · Japanese
山田
“mountain”·“field”
山田 (Yamada) is a surname. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.
Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Yamada.
Meaning & origin
What it means
山田 is built from elements meaning “mountain” and “field”.
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How it developed
Built from Japanese 山 (yama, “mountain”) + 田 (ta, “field”).
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山田’s family of names
In Chinese usage, 山田 as a surname has a related form in 山堘. In Chinese usage, 山田 as a surname has a related form in 山塍.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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