Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese (Rare)
Scripts 苗木(Japanese Kanji) なえぎ(Japanese Hiragana) ナエギ(Japanese Katakana)
Meaning & History
This surname is used as 苗木 with 苗 (byou, myou, nae, nawa-) meaning "sapling, seedling, shoot" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."As a word, naegi refers to a seedling, sapling or young tree.One bearer of this name is Makoto Naegi (苗木 誠) from the video game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.