Abiko

Japanese: 我孫 - あびこ
Abiko

…One of the ancient Japanese surnames. Also written as Abiko, Amago, or Ago, it was originally a title related to the imperial court and later became a surname and given name. Based on the example of "Abiko of Yosami no Miyake" in the September entry for the 43rd year of the Nintoku era in the Nihon Shoki, it is said that there were cases where they were appointed to local government offices with deep ties to the imperial court, such as Miyake in the Kinai region. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ago" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本古代の姓(かばね)の一つ。阿比古,我孫,吾孫とも表記され,古くは朝廷内部に関係する職掌名であったものが,姓となり,また氏名にもなっている。《日本書紀》仁徳43年9月条に〈依網屯倉(よさみのみやけ)の阿弭古〉とみえる例からすると,畿内に置かれた屯倉(みやけ)のように朝廷と深い関係にある地方官に任ぜられる場合もあったともいわれている。…

※「我孫」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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