Name Miyama Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 宮間, 美山, 深山(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. /mi.jä.mä/ Edit Status Status Meaning & History From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between". It can also be formed from 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 深 (mi) meaning "deep, profound" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".