Surname
Ōnishi
Ōnishi (大西) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean big + west, and Wikidata lists 281 notable people with this family name.
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What Ōnishi means
大
big, great
西
west
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Ōnishi mean big + 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 Ōnishi
Tadao Onishi 大西 忠生Japanese association football player (1943–2006)
Takijirō Ōnishi 大西 瀧治郎Imperial Japanese Navy admiral (1891-1945)
Takuya Ōnishi 大西 卓哉Japanese astronaut (1975-)
Takashi Onishi 大西 貴Japanese association football player
Masayuki Onishi 大西 昌之Japanese association football player
Koji Onishi 大西 孝治Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.