Surname
Miyai
Miyai (宮井) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean shrine + well, and Wikidata lists 16 notable people with this family name.
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What Miyai means
宮
shrine, palace
井
well
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Miyai describes a place. Its kanji point to a shrine and a well, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.