Name Gifu
Type Political Subdivision & Settlement
Usage Japanese
Scripts 岐阜(Japanese Kanji) ぎふ(Japanese Hiragana)
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Meaning & History
From Japanese 岐 (gi) meaning "branch off, fork, divide" and 阜 (fu) meaning "mound". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.