Surname
Kiryū
Kiryū (桐生) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean paulownia tree + life, and Wikidata lists 14 notable people with this family name.
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What Kiryū means
桐
paulownia tree
生
life, to live
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Kiryū mean paulownia tree + life. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.
Famous people named Kiryū
Yoshihide Kiryū 桐生 祥秀Japanese sprinter
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.