User blog comment:Ariel Saeba/Mythology and Character Origins in DxD/@comment-28087290-20160330000304/@comment-1359322-20160330022214

I wouldn't really think so much of the literal meaning of the name for the Five Clans.


 * Himejima - Princess Island
 * Kushihashi - Comb Bridge
 * Toumon - Child Gate
 * Shinra - True Silk
 * Nakiri - Hundred Ghost