indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese
Scripts 佐原(Japanese Kanji) さはら(Japanese Hiragana)
Other Forms FormsSawara
Meaning & History
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "aid; help" or 佐 (Sa), a clipping of 佐野 (Sano), a former manor in the former Japanese province of Shimotsuke in present-day Tochigi, Japan, and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow; plain; field". This is the name of areas in the city of Yokosuka and the city of Katori in Japan.