Surname

Nishimori

Nishimori (西森) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean west + forest, and Wikidata lists 19 notable people with this family name.

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Written西森にしもりwest + forest

What Nishimori means

西
west
森
forest

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Nishimori

Masaaki Nishimori 西森 正明Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji