Surname

Matsunami

Matsunami (松波) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean pine + wave, and Wikidata lists 25 notable people with this family name.

ま · つ · な · み · まつなみ
Written松波まつなみpine + wave

What Matsunami means

松
pine
波
wave

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Matsunami

Masanobu Matsunami 松波 正信Japanese association football player and manager

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji