Surname

Tanida

Tanida (谷田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean valley + rice field, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.

た · に · だ · たにだ
Written谷田たにだvalley + rice field

What Tanida means

谷
valley
田
rice field

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Tanida

Kinuko Tanida 谷田 絹子Japanese volleyball player (1939–2020)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji