Surname · Chinese · Japanese

島

“mountain”

島 is a surname. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.

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

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Meaning & origin

What it means

島 goes back to a word meaning “mountain.”

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島’s family of names

In Japanese usage, 島 as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Shima. In Japanese usage, 島 as a surname has a related form in 㠀. In Japanese usage, 島 as a surname has a related form in 嶋.

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島 has relatives in 3 languages.

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Nicknames & forms 9

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嶼variant · Japanese

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Shimaromanization · Japanese, Portuguese

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