Surname

Yamagishi

Yamagishi is a surname from Japanese.

Original Japanese山岸

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Yamagishi comes from Japanese.

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How it developed

From Japanese 山岸.

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Yamagishi’s family of names

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

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Yamagishi山岸

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