Surname

Morinaga

Morinaga (森永) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean forest + eternity, and Wikidata lists 45 notable people with this family name.

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Written森永もりながforest + eternity

What Morinaga means

森
forest
永
eternity

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji