Surname

Kaida

Kaida (甲斐田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean armor; high (voice) + beautiful + rice field, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.

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Written甲斐田かいだarmor; high (voice) + beautiful + rice field

What Kaida means

甲
armor; high (voice)
斐
beautiful, patterned
田
rice field

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Kaida describes a place. Its kanji point to a rice field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji