Submitted Name Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 天川, 天河, 塰川, 塰河, 余川, 余河(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AH-MAH-GAH-WAH [key] Edit Status Status [show contributorhide contributor] Added 3/22/2015 by Aurelien Meaning & History From the Japanese 天 (ama or ten) "heaven," 塰 (ama) the title of a Noh play or 余 (ama) "complimentary" and 川 or 河 (gawa or kawa) "river."