Name Osaragi
Type Surname (ornamental)
Usage Japanese (Rare)
Scripts 大仏, 大佛(Japanese Kanji) おさらぎ(Japanese Hiragana)
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Meaning & History
From Japanese 大仏 (daibutsu) meaning "great statue of Buddha" with an assigned reading of おさらぎ (osaragi), from さらぎ (saragi), sound-changed from さらき (saraki), from 更木 (saraki) meaning "new wood; unused wood", referring to a statue of Buddha that was created using fresh wood.