Surname · Chinese · Japanese
小川
“small”·“river; stream”
小川 (Ogawa) is a surname. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.
Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Ogawa.
Meaning & origin
What it means
小川 is built from elements meaning “small” and “river; stream”.
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小川’s family of names
In Japanese usage, 小川 as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as OGAWA.
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Around the world
小川 has relatives in 5 languages.
1 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love 小川, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Yoleah
“resembling the violet flower”
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Mannley
“from the hero's meadow; from the man's meadow”
>99% boys
Gülajar
“flower” · “appearance”
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Daisea
“of the day's eye; resembling a flower”
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Craine
“resembling the long-legged bird”
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Yardly
“from the fenced-in meadow”
71% boys · 29% girls
Langleigh
“from the long meadow”
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Caubi
“forest” · “green”
>99% boys