Surname

Shiina

Shiina (椎名) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean chinquapin; mallet + name, and Wikidata lists 37 notable people with this family name.

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Written椎名しいなchinquapin; mallet + name

What Shiina means

椎
chinquapin; mallet
名
name, fame

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Shiina mean chinquapin; mallet + name. 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