Surname
Nishii
Nishii (西井) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean west + well, and Wikidata lists 37 notable people with this family name.
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What Nishii means
西
west
井
well
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Nishii describes a place. Its kanji point to a well, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.