Surname
Yada
Yada (矢田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean arrow + rice field, and Wikidata lists 18 notable people with this family name.
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What Yada means
矢
arrow
田
rice field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Yada describes a place. Its kanji point to a rice field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Yada
Asahi Yada 矢田 旭Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.