Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 鳩山(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. /ha̠.to̞.ja.ma/ [key·simplify] 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–).