Etymograph

English

Miyagawa

Miyagawa comes from Japanese 宮川.

  1. Japanesemodern宮川みやがわ, Miyagawaliterally ‘shrine river’
  2. EnglishtodayMiyagawa

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Japanesemodern宮川みやがわ, Miyagawaliterally ‘shrine river’
  2. EnglishtodayMiyagawa

The story

Borrowed from Japanese 宮川 (みやがわ, Miyagawa, literally “shrine river”). The surname Miyagawa is mostly found on the Ryukyu islands.

Today it means

name A surname from Japanese.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Japanese 宮川 / Miyagawa