Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 水谷(Japanese Kanji) みずたに(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /mi.zɨᵝ.tä.ɲi/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley". Related Names Rootsmizu + tani