Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese (Rare)
Scripts 蛇ケ鼻(Kanji/Katakana) じゃがはな(Japanese Hiragana)
Other Forms FormsJagabana
Meaning & History
From Japanese 蛇 (ja) meaning "snake; serpent", ケ (ga), an obsolete possessive marker for place names, and 鼻 (hana) meaning "nose", referring to a snake and land that sticks out.