Given name & surname

Ogawa

Ogawa is a surname from Japanese. It is used in English, Spanish, French, and Tagalog.

Original Japanese小川

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Ogawa comes from Japanese.

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How it developed

From Japanese 小川 (Ogawa).

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Ogawa’s family of names

In Japanese usage, Ogawa as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 小川. In Spanish usage, Ogawa as a surname was borrowed from the Japanese form 小川.

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Ogawa小川

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