Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname Usage Japanese Pronounced Pron. A-MA-TAH-NEE [key] Other Forms FormsAmagai, Amagaya, Amaya Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 10/9/2017 by ShioTanbo1 Edited 4/9/2018 by ShioTanbo1 Meaning & History It's the same as the below surname 天谷 (Amaya), meaning "Heavenly Valley". This is simply the western Japanese pronunciation of it.