Type Surname (ornamental)
Usage Japanese (Rare)
Scripts 割鞘(Japanese Kanji) わりざや(Japanese Hiragana)
Other Forms FormsWarisaya
Meaning & History
From Japanese 割 (wari), from 割り (wari) meaning "breakage into separate pieces" and 鞘 (zaya), the joining form of 鞘 (saya) meaning "sheath", referring to a broken sheath.