Surname

Nishikawa

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

Original Japaneseにしかわ

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Nishikawa comes from Japanese.

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How it developed

From Japanese 西川 (Nishikawa).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Nishikawa’s family of names

In Japanese usage, Nishikawa as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of にしかわ. In Japanese usage, Nishikawa as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 西川. In Filipino usage, Nishikawa as a surname was borrowed from the Japanese form 西川.

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Nishikawaにしかわ西川

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