Kita is a Japanese and Polish surname. As a Japanese surname it might be written various ways in kanji (e.g. 北 meaning "north"; 木田 meaning "field of trees"; 喜多 meaning "many happinesses"). As a Polish surname it is derived from the nickname "kita", which means "crest bunch sheaf; tail". Notable people with the surname include:
- Atsushi Kita (北 篤, born 1988), Japanese baseball outfielder
- Candace Kita (born 1967), American actress
- Hideki Kita (喜多 秀喜, born 1952), Japanese long-distance runner
- Ikki Kita (北 一輝, 1883–1937), Japanese philosopher
- Kazuma Kita (北 一真, born 1981), Japanese football goalkeeper
- Kensuke Kita (喜多 建介, born 1977), Japanese vocalist and guitarist
- Morio Kita (北 杜夫, 1927–2011), Japanese novelist
- Przemysław Kita (born 1993), Polish football striker
- Regina Wasilewska-Kita (born 1951), Polish politician
- Rentaro Kita (北 廉太郎, 1920–1940), Japanese ryūkōka singer
- Seiichi Kita (喜多 誠一, 1886–1947), lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army
- Sumire Kita (喜田 純鈴, born 2001), Japanese gymnast
- Takuya Kita (北卓也, born 1972), Japanese basketball coach
- Toshiyuki Kita (喜多 俊之, born 1942), Japanese furniture designer
- Yasushi Kita (喜多 靖, born 1978), Japanese football defender
- Waldemar Kita (born 1953), Polish businessman
Fictional characters
- Ikuyo Kita, a fictional character from Bocchi the Rock!.
References
- Breen, Jim. "Japanese Names (ENAMDICT)". Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
See also
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