Meanings
proper noun
- The capital city of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
- A prefecture of Japan.
- A surname from Japanese.
Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 長(なが)野(の) (Nagano).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نَاغَانُو, نَاغَانُو
- نَاغَانُو (nāḡānū)city in Japan
- نَاغَانُو (naganū)city in Japan
- نَاغَانُو (nāḡānū)Japanese surname
- نَاغَانُو (naganū)Japanese surname
Chinese Mandarin 長野 /长野, 長野 /长野
- 長野 /长野 (Chángyě)city in Japan
- 長野 /长野 (Chángyě)Japanese surname
Czech Nagano, Nagano
- Naganocity in Japan
- NaganoJapanese surname
Greek Νάγκανο, Νάγκανο
- Νάγκανο (Nágkano)city in Japan
- Νάγκανο (Nágkano)Japanese surname
Hindi नागानो, नागानो
- नागानो (nāgāno)city in Japan
- नागानो (nāgāno)Japanese surname
Japanese 長野, 長野
- 長野 (Nagano)city in Japan
- 長野 (Nagano)Japanese surname
Korean 나가노, 나가노
- 나가노 (Nagano)city in Japan
- 나가노 (Nagano)Japanese surname
Polish Nagano, Nagano
- Naganoprefecture in Japan
- Naganocity in Japan
- NaganoJapanese surname
Portuguese Nagano, Nagano
- Naganocity in Japan
- NaganoJapanese surname
Russian Нага́но, Нага́но
- Нага́но (Nagáno)city in Japan
- Нага́но (Nagáno)Japanese surname
Vietnamese Nagano, Nagano
- Naganocity in Japan
- NaganoJapanese surname
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Nagano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nagano
MLA
“Nagano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nagano. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nagano,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nagano.
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