Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts やまはた(Japanese Hiragana) ヤマハタ(Japanese Katakana) 山端(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. YAH-MAH-HAH-TAH [key] Meaning & History From 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill" and 端 (hata) meaning "tip, edge, end".