Surname

Morishima

Morishima (森島) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean forest + island, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.

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Written森島もりしまforest + island

What Morishima means

森
forest
島
island

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Morishima describes a place. Its kanji point to a forest and an island, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Morishima

Hiroaki Morishima 森島 寛晃Japanese association football player
Tsukasa Morishima 森島 司Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji