Name Iwa
Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 岩, 磐 (Kanji), いわ (hiragana), イワ (katakana), いは {archaic}, イハ {archaic}
Theme rock
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Meaning & History
This name can be used as 岩 (gan, iwa) meaning "rock, crag" or 磐 (han, ban, iwa), with the same meaning as 岩.It was moderately popular in the Edo period (1603-1868) but by the first half of the Meiji period (1868-1912), the name slightly dropped in popularity and became uncommon by the second half.