Date (surname)
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Date is a Japanese surname
Japanese name
in modern times usually consist of a family name , followed by a given name. "Middle names" are not generally used.Japanese names are usually written in kanji, which are characters of usually Chinese origin in Japanese pronunciation...

 and is pronounced, "dah-teh". It is also a Maharashtrian
Marathi people
The Marathi people or Maharashtrians are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, that inhabit the Maharashtra region and state of western India. Their language Marathi is part of the southern group of Indo-Aryan languages...

 Surname from India with almost the same pronunciation as "daa-tey" (without an "h" sound). It can refer to:

Japanese people

  • Date clan, lineage of daimyo
    Daimyo
    is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...

     who controlled northern Japan
    Tohoku region
    The is a geographical area of Japan. The region occupies the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region consists of six prefectures : Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata....

     in the late 16th century and into the Edo period
    Edo period
    The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....

    • Date Tanemune
      Date Tanemune
      was a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period. The son of Date Hisamune, he ruled the Date clan from 1514 until his death in 1578....

       (1488-1565)
    • Date Harumune
      Date Harumune
      was a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period, who was the 15th head of the Date clan of Mutsu Province. Harumune was the son of Date Tanemune....

       (1519-1577)
    • Date Masamune
      Date Masamune
      was a regional strongman of Japan's Azuchi-Momoyama period through early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful daimyo in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai...

       (1567-1636)
    • Date Tadamune
      Date Tadamune
      was a Japanese samurai of the early Edo period. The 2nd son of the famous and powerful daimyō Date Masamune, he succeeded his father as lord of Sendai. Although he was the 2nd son, his half-brother Date Hidemune was born by Lady Iisaka, a concubine, and was not eligible to rule...

       (1599-1658)
    • Date Tsunamune
      Date Tsunamune
      was the daimyō of Sendai han for about two years, from 1658 to 1660. His father, Date Tadamune, died in 1658, but Tsunamune's succession and rule was soon opposed by a number of his kinsmen and vassals...

       (1640-1711)
    • Date Tsunamura
      Date Tsunamura
      was a daimyo in mid-17th century Tokugawa Japan whose life was at the center of the Date Sōdō or "Date Disturbance", a very famous noble conflict of the period....

       (1659-1719)
    • Date Yoshikuni
      Date Yoshikuni
      was a Japanese daimyo lord of the late Edo period, known primarily for being the commander-in-chief of the Northern Alliance of Confederated Domains during the Boshin War.During his tenure as lord he was also known by his courtesy title, Matsudaira ....

       (1825-1874)

  • A branch of the Date Clan where the heads of the Uwajima Domain
    Uwajima Domain
    The was a feudal domain in Iyo Province of Japan during the Edo period. It was ruled from 1608 to 1613 by the Tomita clan. After a brief period as Tokugawa-controlled tenryō territory, the domain passed into the hands of the Date clan. The founder was Date Hidemune , first-born son of Date Masamune...

    , in the former Iyo Province
    Iyo Province
    was an old province of Japan in the area that is today Ehime Prefecture on Shikoku. Iyo bordered on Awa, Sanuki, and Tosa Provinces. It was sometimes called ....

     of Japan
    Japan
    Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

     (present-day Ehime Prefecture
    Ehime Prefecture
    is a prefecture in northwestern Shikoku, Japan. The capital is Matsuyama.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, Ehime prefecture was known as Iyo Province...

    ) on the south-eastern island of Shikoku
    Shikoku
    is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū and east of the island of Kyūshū. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima , Iyo-shima , and Futana-shima...

    • Date Hidemune
      Date Hidemune
      was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period. He was the eldest son of Date Masamune, born in 1596 by Lady Iisaka . Coming of age while living with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he received a character from Hideyoshi's name and took the adult name of Hidemune...

       (1591-1658), first-born son (by concubine) of Masamune Date
    • Date Munenari
      Date Munenari
      Marquis was the eighth head of the Uwajima Domain during the Late Tokugawa shogunate and a politician of the early Meiji era.-Early life:Munenari was born in Edo, the 4th son of the hatamoto Yamaguchi Naokatsu...

       (1818-1892)

  • Kimiko Date
    Kimiko Date
    is a Japanese professional tennis player. In her career, she has won over 200 tournament matches. She has won the Japan Open four times. In 1994, she was ranked in the top-ten women players in the world. In 1992, the WTA awarded her the "Most Improved Player of the Year". After playing in her...

     (born 1970), Japanese professional tennis player
  • Koji Date
    Koji Date
    is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known most notably for his role as Ohtori Chotarou in The Prince of Tennis movie and The Prince of Tennis musicals...

     (born 1987), Japanese actor and singer

Fictional Japanese characters

  • Eiji Date, from the manga/anime series Fighting Spirit (Hajime no Ippo)
  • Sage Date (Sage Date), from the anime series Ronin Warriors
  • Kyosuke Date, from SoulTaker
    Soultaker
    Soultaker could mean:* Soultaker , a low-budget 1990s fantasy/horror movie that was shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000.* The SoulTaker, an anime series.* The original ring name of professional wrestler Charles Wright....

  • Kenta Date, from Denji Sentai Megaranger
    Denji Sentai Megaranger
    is Toei's twenty-first production of the Super Sentai television series. The footage was also used in the American series, Power Rangers in Space. Megaranger premiered on February 14, 1997 and concluded on February 15, 1998.-Plot:...

  • Akiko Date, from the Young Samurai
    Young Samurai
    Young Samurai is a series of action-adventure stories written by Chris Bradford. It is set in 17th century Japan following the exploits of an English boy, Jack Fletcher, as he strives to be the first gaijin samurai....

     book series
  • Akira Date
    Kamen Rider Birth
    is a fictional power suit and character designation for one of the protagonists of the 2010-2011 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider OOO. The Kamen Rider Birth suit debuts in the film Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core....

    , from Kamen Rider OOO
    Kamen Rider OOO
    is a 2010-2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the twelfth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-first overall. It began airing on September 5, 2010, the week following the conclusion of Kamen Rider W, joining Tensou Sentai Goseiger and then Kaizoku...


Other people

  • Christopher J. Date
    Christopher J. Date
    Chris Date is an independent author, lecturer, researcher, and consultant, specializing in relational database theory.-Biography:Chris Date attended High Wycombe Royal Grammar School from 1951 to 1958 and received his BA in Mathematics from Cambridge University in 1962. He entered the computer...

    , author and researcher in relational database technology
  • Terry Date
    Terry Date
    Terry Date is an American record producer and engineer, specializing in the rock and metal genres...

    , an American record producer
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