Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 小岩井, 小祝(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KO-EE-WAH-EE [key] Meaning & History From 小 (ko) meaning "little, small" combined with 岩 (iwa) meaning "stone" and 井 (i) meaning "pit, mineshaft, well" or 祝 (iwai) meaning "blessing, celebrate, congratulations".