Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 杉山(Japanese Kanji) すぎやま(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. SOO-GYEE-YA-MA [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill". Categories hills, landforms, mixed martial artists, mountains, plants, trees, tubists