みや

See also: Miya

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of みや – see the following entry.

【宮】3 [noun] (Shinto) the place where a god resides: a shrine [noun] (Buddhism) a temple holding a Buddhist statue [noun] the place where a ruler resides: a palace [noun] a member of the imperial family [proper noun] a surname [proper noun] an old name for a region in the Atsuta area of Nagoya, Aichi prefecture, where the Atsuta Shrine is located

(This term, みや, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as みや, see Category:Japanese kanji read as みや.)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

みや • (Miya) 

1. a female given name