Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese (Rare) Scripts 津軽(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. TSOO-GAH-ROO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbor" and 軽 (garu) meaning "light".津軽津軽 (Tsugaru) is a former district in parts of present-day Aomori, Japan.