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Shiga

Shiga is a surname from Japanese.

Original Japanese志賀

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Shiga comes from Japanese.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Shiga’s family of names

In English usage, Shiga as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Japanese form 志賀.

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Shiga志賀

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