Given name & surname

Watanabe

Watanabe is a surname from Japanese. It is used in English and Spanish.

Original Japanese渡邉

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Watanabe comes from Japanese.

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How it developed

From Japanese 渡辺 (Watanabe).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Watanabe’s family of names

In Japanese usage, Watanabe as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 渡辺. In English usage, Watanabe as a surname was borrowed from the Japanese form 渡辺. In Japanese usage, Watanabe as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 渡邉.

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Watanabe渡邉渡邊渡部渡辺

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