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Type Surname (ornamental)
Usage Japanese, Japanese Mythology
Scripts 恵比須, 恵比寿, 蛭子, 夷, 戎(Japanese Kanji)
Other Forms FormsHiruko
Meaning & History
This name most likely comes from the god Ebisu, his name being spelled in numerous ways, one of them being 戎 (ebisu) meaning "arms" or 蛭 (ebi, hiru) meaning "leech" and 子 (ko, su) meaning "child, sign of the rat". Therefore, this god is also called Hiruko (蛭子).