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Re: Japanese family name Katayama
in reply to a message by Helen
You'll find the origin of Katayama at http://www.ancestry.com/facts/katayama-name-meaning.ashx
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Thanks Marc and Siegfried for your help. So clearly the page I saw that said it means 'genius' was wrong. :)
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From what I can see, no one is actually claiming that Katayama actually means 'genius', only that certain people with that surname can be considered as such.
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I see. In that case, I mos likely misinterpreted a page making this kind of statement. I admit I saw that page some years ago so my memory may have failed me. Thanks again Marc.
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