Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 渋谷(Japanese Kanji) しぶや(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ɕi.bɯᵝ.jä/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 渋 (shibu) meaning "astringent, rough" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley". Related Names Rootsshibu + ya