Abiko

Japanese: 阿弭古 - あびこ

One of the ancient Japanese surnames. Also written as Abiko, Amago, or Ago, it was originally the name of a position related to the Imperial Court, and later became a surname and given name. From the example of "Abiko of Yosami no Miyake" in the September entry of the 43rd year of the Nintoku era in the Nihon Shoki, it is said that there were cases where people were appointed to local officials with close ties to the Imperial Court, such as Miyake in the Kinai region. There are various theories about the meaning of Abiko, but it may be a combination of the prefix A (I, I) that expresses familiarity with hiko (hiko, hiko), which means a fine man.

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。阿弭古の語義は諸説あるが，りっぱな男子の意であるヒコ(比古，彦)に親しみをあらわす接頭語ア(吾，我)を冠したものか。

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