Surname
Yajima
Yajima (矢島) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean arrow + island, and Wikidata lists 48 notable people with this family name.
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What Yajima means
矢
arrow
島
island
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Yajima describes a place. Its kanji point to an island, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Yajima
Shin'ya Yajima 矢島 慎也Japanese association football player
Takuro Yajima 矢島 卓郎Japanese association football player
Maimi Yajima 矢島 舞美Japanese actress and singer
Kiichi Yajima 矢島 輝一Japanese association football player
Akiko Yajima 矢島 晶子Japanese voice actress
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.