Surname

Saga

Saga (嵯峨) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean steep; craggy + high mountain, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.

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Written嵯峨さがsteep; craggy + high mountain

What Saga means

嵯
steep; craggy
峨
high mountain

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Saga mean steep; craggy + high mountain. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.