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Maeda (前田 lit. "in front of the ricefield") is a Japanese surname. It may also be romanized as Mayeda.

The Maeda clan is one of the traditional Japanese clans.

Maeda was the name of a prominent family during the Sengoku period of Japanese history:

Maeda Toshimasa, daimyo, vassal of Oda Nobuhide
Maeda Toshiie, son of Maeda Toshimasa, famous as million-koku daimyo
Maeda Toshinaga, eldest son of Maeda Toshiie
Maeda Toshitsune, brother and heir to Maeda Toshinaga
Keiji Maeda, nephew of Maeda Toshiie by Toshihisa Maeda
Marquis Toshinari Maeda, World War II general
Sergio Maeda, Toshimitsu Maeda Son sergiomaeda@prodigy.net.mx

Other people named Maeda include:

Ai Maeda, voice actor
Ai Maeda, actress
Aki Maeda, actress and singer
Akira Maeda, professional wrestler
John Maeda, graphic designer, programmer, MIT professor
Mahiro Maeda, anime creator
Mitsuyo Maeda, judoka
Naoki Maeda, composer
Nobuteru Maeda, vocalist
Shinzo Maeda, photographer
Toshio Maeda, a famous mangaka

Several companies are named Maeda also:

Maeda Corp., holding company [link]
Maeda-en, importer/exporter of food products to USA [link]
Maeda Co., Ltd., silk and textiles [link]
Maeda Industries (formerly Maeda Iron Works Company), manufacturers of SunTour bicycle drive-train components

Fictional characters named Maeda include:

Akira Maeda, character in the manga Cromrartie High School
Ema Maeda, from Love Hina
Hayato Maeda (Chumley Huffington), from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

See also

Japanese name

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