Given name & surname

Nakano

Nakano is a surname from Japanese.

Original Japanese中埜

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Nakano comes from Japanese.

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How it developed

From Japanese 中野 (Nakano).

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Nakano’s family of names

In Japanese usage, Nakano as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 中埜. In English usage, Nakano as a surname was borrowed from the Japanese form 中野. In Japanese usage, Nakano as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 仲野.

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Nakano中埜仲野中野

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Spellings & scripts 2

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Across languages 1

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