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Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
Scripts 金峨, 金鵞(Japanese Kanji) きんが(Japanese Hiragana) キンガ(Japanese Katakana)
Meaning & History
This name combines 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold" with 峨 (ga, kewa.shii) meaning "steep" or 鵞 (ga) meaning "goose."Bearers of this name include Nihon-ga painter Kinga Furuichi (古市 金峨) (1805-1880) and author Kinga Baitei (梅亭 金鵞) (1821-1893).This name is very rarely given to boys, if given at all.