Save Type Settlement Usage Japanese Scripts 杉並(Japanese Kanji) すぎなみ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /sɨᵝ.ɡʲi.nä.mʲi/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 並 (nami) meaning "row, line, avenue", so named for the row of cedar trees planted by an Edo period lord to mark the bounds of his property. This is the name of a special ward of Tokyo.