Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 鳩山(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. HA-TO-YA-MA [key·IPA] Meaning & History Combination of the kanji 鳩 (hato, "pigeon, dove") and 山 (yama, "mountain"). This surname was borne by Ichirō Hatoyama (1883–1959) and his grandson Yukio (1947–).