Surname

Nanase

Nanase (七瀬) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean seven + shallows, and Wikidata lists 26 notable people with this family name.

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Written七瀬ななせseven + shallows

What Nanase means

七
seven
瀬
shallows, rapids

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Nanase mean seven + shallows. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji