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Updated January 5, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Japanese : variously written, usually with characters used phonetically. It is an alternative pronunciation of the ancient name Hata and is listed with it in the Shinsen shōjiroku. Hada, and another variant pronunciation Haneda, both written with characters meaning ‘wings’ and ‘rice paddy’, are found predominantly in eastern Japan.

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