Surname
Nishi
Nishi (西) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean west, and Wikidata lists 159 notable people with this family name.
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What Nishi means
西
west
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Nishi mean west. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.
Famous people named Nishi
Daigo Nishi 西 大伍Japanese association football player
Norihiro Nishi 西 紀寛Japanese association football player
Masaharu Nishi 西 政治Japanese association football player
Takeichi Nishi 西 竹一Japanese Army officer and equestrian (1902-1945)
Hironori Nishi 西 弘則Japanese association football player
Kosuke Nishi 西 晃佑Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.