Surname
Miyakawa
Miyakawa (宮川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean shrine + river, and Wikidata lists 26 notable people with this family name.
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What Miyakawa means
宮
shrine, palace
川
river
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Miyakawa describes a place. Its kanji point to a shrine and a river, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Miyakawa
Daisuke Miyakawa 宮川 大輔Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.