Nakamura

Common Japanese family-name

Nakamura is a common Japanese surname meaning "middle village." Outside Japan, it often appears in contexts of Japanese culture, business, or sports.

The name gained wider recognition through figures like chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura: Nakamura won the tournament with aggressive play.

surname

Tanaka

Widespread Japanese family name

Kobayashi · Yoshida · Matsumoto · Kimura · Abe · Hashimoto

Japanese

Tokyo

Japan's capital city

  • KyotoJapan's former imperial seat
  • samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste
  • kimonoWraparound Japanese garment

kanji · Shinto · kabuki · sumo · geisha · bonsai · zen · haiku · origami · shogun

etymology

village

Small rural community

kanji · Japanese · place · origin · meaning · characters

notable

ichthyologist

One who studies fish

filmmaker · inventor · LED · researcher · professor · athlete · author · composer

Opposites
cultural origin of surnames

NakamuraSmith

Ubiquitous English surname

Johnson · Williams · Jones · Brown · García

cultural/national origin

NakamuraSmith

Ubiquitous English surname

Johnson · O'Brien · Mueller · Johansson · Kowalski

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G