Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 柳田(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. YA-NA-GI-DAH [key] Meaning & History Yanagi (柳) means "willow", ta/da (田) means "ricefield", ta changes to da because of rendaku. Mikio Yanagida (柳田幹雄) from Btooom! is a notable character bearing this surname.