Surname

Imagawa

Imagawa (今川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean now + river, and Wikidata lists 23 notable people with this family name.

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Written今川いまがわnow + river

What Imagawa means

今
now
川
river

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Imagawa describes a place. Its kanji point to a river, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Imagawa

Imagawa Yoshimoto 今川 義元Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji