Given name & surname

Kitagawa

Kitagawa is a surname from Japanese. It is used in English and Tagalog.

Original Japanese喜多川

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Kitagawa comes from Japanese.

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How it developed

From Japanese 北川 (Kitagawa).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Kitagawa’s family of names

In Japanese usage, Kitagawa as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 北川. In English usage, Kitagawa as a surname was borrowed from the Japanese form 北川. In Japanese usage, Kitagawa as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 喜多川.

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Kitagawa喜多川北川

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