Japanese Submitted Surnames

Yabu 薮 Japanese
Possibly from 薮 (yabu) meaning "thicket, bush, underbrush, grove".

Yabugame 籔亀, やぶがめ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 籔亀 (see Yabuki).

Yabukame 藪亀, 薮亀, やぶかめ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 藪亀 or 薮亀 (see Yabuki).

Yabuki 矢吹, 藪亀, やぶき Japanese (Rare)
Derived from the Japanese kanji 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 吹 (buki), from 吹き (buki), the joining continuative form of 吹く (fuku) meaning "to blow". It can also derive from 藪 (yabu) meaning "thicket; grove; copse" and 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle"... [more]

Yabunaka 薮中 Japanese
From 薮 (yabu) meaning "thicket, bush, underbrush, grove" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle, in between".

Yabuno 薮野 Japanese
From 薮 (yabu) meaning "thicket, bush, underbrush, grove", combined with 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness"..

Yabusaki 八武崎 Japanese
From the Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 武 (bu) which was a traditional unit of measurement approximately equal to 90 centimeters, and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Yabuta Japanese

Yada 矢田 Japanese
From the Japanese 矢 (ya) "arrow" and 田 (da or ta) "rice paddy."

Yada 八田, 八多, やだ Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 or 八多 (see Hatta).

Yagami 八神, やがみ Japanese
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 神 (kami) meaning "god".

Yagi Japanese
This can be read as Yanagi meaning "willow".

Yagi 八木, やぎ Japanese
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Yagihashi 柳橋, やぎはし Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Yagino Japanese
Variant of Yanagino.

Yaginuma 柳沼, やぎぬま Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Yagira 柳楽 Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease".

Yagishita 柳下, やぎした Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Yago Japanese
Possibly from 谷 (ya, tani) meaning "valley" and 戸 (go, to) meaning "door".

Yaguchi 矢口, やぐち Japanese
From Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Yagyu Japanese

Yahaba 矢幅, 矢羽々, 矢羽羽, やはば Japanese
From Japanese 矢幅 (Yahaba) meaning "Yahaba", a former village in the district of Shiwa in the former Japanese province of Rikuchū in parts of present-day Iwate and Akita in Japan.... [more]

Yahagi Japanese

Yahaha 矢羽々, やはは Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 矢羽々 (see Yahaba).

Yahata Japanese

Yahata 八田, やはた Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).

Yaida Japanese

Yajima 矢島, 矢嶋, 谷島, やじま Japanese
Derived from Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" or 谷 (ya) meaning "valley, lowland, plain" combined with 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".... [more]

Yajin 夜陣, やじん Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 夜 (ya) meaning "night; evening" and 陣 (jin) meaning "battle formation; camp"

Yako 椰子 Japanese
From Japanese 椰 (ya) meaning "coconut palm" and 子 (ko) "child".

Yaku Japanese
From 夜 (ya) meaning "night, evening" and 久 (ku) meaning "long time, old story".

Yakumo 八雲, 耶雲, 家雲, ヤクモ Japanese (Rare)
This surname combines 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight", 耶 (ja, ya, ka) meaning "question mark" or 家 (ka, ke, ie, uchi, ya) meaning "expert, family, home, house, performer, professional" with 雲 (un, kumo, -gumo) meaning "cloud."... [more]

Yakushigami 薬師神, 藥師神, やくしがみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 薬師神 or 藥師神 (see Yakushiji).

Yakushiji 薬師寺, 藥師寺, 薬師地, 薬師時, 薬師神 Japanese
From Japanese 薬師寺 (Yakushiji) meaning "Yakushiji", a former village in the district of Kawachi in the former Japanese province of Shimotsuke in present-day Tochigi, Japan.

Yakushijin 薬師神, 藥師神, やくしじん Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 薬師神 or 藥師神 (see Yakushiji).

Yakushikami 薬師神, 藥師神, やくしかみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 薬師神 or 藥師神 (see Yakushiji).

Yakushimaru Japanese
A notable bearer is Hiroko Yakushimaru, a singer and actress. ... [more]

Yakushinji 薬真寺, 藥真寺, 薬眞寺, 藥眞寺, やくしんじ Japanese
Variant of Yakushiji.

Yama Japanese
Yama means "Mountain".

Yamaba Japanese

Yamabe 山部 Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Yamabi 山火, 山日, やまび Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 火 (bi), the joining form of 火 (hi) meaning "fire". It is a reference to an event when the leader of the Morioka Domain came to the mountains and the residents warmed him up by starting a fire using flint... [more]

Yamabushi Japanese
Yama means "mountain, hill" and bushi means "warrior, samurai".

Yamadera Japanese
Yama means "mountain, hill" and dera comes from tera meaning "temple".

Yamaga Japanese

Yamagai Japanese
Variant of Yamatani.

Yamagata 山形, 山縣 Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 形 (gata) meaning "shape, form" or 縣 (gata) meaning "county, district".

Yamagaya Japanese
Variant of Yamatani.

Yamaguri Japanese
Variant of Yamakuri.

Yamaha 山葉 Japanese (Rare)
This Japanese surname is more found in Brazil than Japan, because of Japanese immigrants who immigrated from Japan to Brazil. Notable bearer of this surname: Torakusu Yamaha (Japanese entrepreneur who was the founder of the Yamaha Corporation).

Yamahashi Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and hashi means "bridge".... [more]

Yamahi 山火, 山日, やまひ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 山火 or 山日 (see Yamabi).

Yamai Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Yamaka 山火, やまか Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 山火 (see Yamabi).

Yamakawa 山川 Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Yamakuri Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and kuri means "chestnut".

Yamamae Japanese
Yama means "mountain, hill" and mae means "front".

Yamamba 山姥, やまんば Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 山姥 (see Yamauba).

Yamamichi Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and michi means "path".

Yamamizu 山水 Japanese
山 (Yama) means "mountain" and 水 (mizu) means "water".

Yamamori 山 森 Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Yamamura 山村, やまむら Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Yamana Japanese

Yamanae Japanese

Yamanaka 山中 Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".

Yamanashi Japanese

Yamanba 山姥, やまんば Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 山姥 (see Yamamba).

Yamane 山根 Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 根 (ne) meaning "root".

Yamano 山野, ヤマノ Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Yamanobe 山野辺, やまのべ Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain", 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 辺 (be) meaning "area, place, vicinity".

Yamanoue Japanese
Yama means "mountain", no is a possessive article, and ue means "above, top, upper".

Yamaoka 山岡 Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Yamasato 山里, 山県, 山縣, ヤマサト Japanese
This surname combines 山 (san, sen, yama) meaning "mountain" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village," 県 or 縣 - outdated variant of 県 - (ken, ka.keru) meaning "county, district, subdivision, prefecture," the last meaning reserved for 県.... [more]

Yamasawa Japanese
Yama means "hill, mountain" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Yamase Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and se means "ripple".

Yamashiro 山城 Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mounain, hill" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".

Yamata Japanese

Yamatani Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and tani means "valley". ... [more]

Yamato 大和, やまと Japanese
From the given name Yamato.

Yamato 日本 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nihon.

Yamauba 山姥, やまうば Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 山姥 (yamauba/yamamba) meaning "mountain hag", referring to someone with mountain hag-like traits.

Yamawaki 山脇 Japanese
From 山 (yama, sen) meaning "mountain, hill", and 脇 (waki) meaning "armpit, side, flank, underarm".

Yamaya Japanese
Variant of Yamatani.

Yamaya 山谷, やまや Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Yamazawa Japanese
Variant of Yamasawa.

Yamazoe Japanese
Variant of Yamasoe.

Yamikawa 闇川 Japanese
From Japanese 闇 (Yami) meaning "darkness" 川(Kawa) meaning "river", the name basically means "Dark river"

Yanabu Japanese

Yanada Japanese

Yanagawa Japanese
Variant of Yanakawa.

Yanagawa 柳川, やながわ Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yana) meaning "willow" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Yanagi 柳, やなぎ Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow".

Yanagibara Japanese
Variant of Yanagihara.

Yanagida 柳田 Japanese
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.

Yanagida 柳田, やなぎだ Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Yanagihara 柳原 Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Yanagimi Japanese
Yanagi means "willow" and mi means "viewpoint, outlook".

Yanagimoto Japanese
Yanagi means "Willow" and Moto means "Source, Root, Origin."

Yanagino Japanese

Yanagisawa 柳沢, やなぎさわ Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Yanagita Japanese

Yanagiwara Japanese
Variant of Yanagihara.

Yanagiya 柳谷, やなぎや Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Yanagizawa Japanese
Variant of Yanagisawa.

Yanai 矢内 Japanese
From the Japanese 矢 (ya) "arrow" and 内 (nai or uchi) "inside."

Yanaibara Japanese
Variant of Yanaihara.

Yanaihara Japanese

Yanaiwara Japanese
Variant of Yanaihara.

Yanakawa Japanese

Yanami Japanese

Yanase 柳瀬, やなせ Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yana) meaning "willow" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Yanase 簗瀬, やなせ Japanese
From Japanese 簗 (yana) meaning "fish trap" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Yanata Japanese
Variant of Yanada.

Yano 矢野, やの Japanese
From Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Yanshiji 薬師寺, 藥師寺, やんしじ Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 薬師寺 or 藥師寺 (see Yakushiji).

Yaoyorozu 八百万 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 百 (o) meaning "one hundred", and 万 (yorozu) meaning "ten thousand"

Yara Japanese

Yari 槍 Japanese
From the kanji 槍, meaning spear. Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Yarimizo 鑓溝, やりみぞ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鑓 (yari) meaning "sword" and 溝 (mizo) meaning "ditch; drain".

Yasaka Japanese

Yasaki Japanese

Yashima Japanese

Yashima 八島, 八嶋, やしま Japanese
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Yasohachi 八十八, やそはち Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 八十八 (yasohachi), the characters broken down from a single character 米 (kome) meaning "rice".

Yasue Japanese

Yasue 安江, やすえ Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".

Yasuhara Japanese

Yasuhiko Japanese
Yasu means "peace, even, level, cheap, inexpensive, relax" and hiko means "prince".

Yasuhiro 安央, ヤスヒロ Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 央 (hiro) meaning "centre, middle". Other Kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Yasuhiru 安蒜 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 安蒜 (see Ambiru).

Yasui Japanese
Yasu (安) "Relaxed, Cheap" and I (井) "Well, Mineshaft ".

Yasui 安井, やすい Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "calm, peaceful, tranquil" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Yasuki Japanese
Yasu means "Relax, Cheap" and Ki mean "Tree". Yasuki is also a first name.

Yasukochi Japanese

Yasumatsu Japanese
Yasu means "relax, peaceful, cheap, inexpensive" and matsu means "pine, fir tree".

Yasumi 安己 Japanese
Yasu meaning ‘Restful’ and Mi meaning ‘one’s self/yourself’

Yasumoro 安室 Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.

Yasumoto 安元 Japanese
From 安 (yasu, an) meaning "relax, cheap, inexpensive" and 元 (moto) meaning "origin".

Yasumuro 安室 Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.

Yasunami 安波 Japanese
Means "calm wave" in Japanese.

Yasunishi Japanese
yasu means "Peace,Quiet" and nishi means "West". See Anzai for alternative, but similar meaning.

Yasura Japanese
Yasu means "cheap, relax, peace" and ra means "good".

Yasura 安良, やすら Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 安良 (Yasura) meaning "Yasura", a former village in the former district of Izushi in the former Japanese province of Tajima in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.

Yasuraoka 安良岡 Japanese (Rare)
安 (Yasu) means "Cheap, Low, Inexpensive, Rested, Peaceful, Relax".良 (Ra) means "Good, Excellent", and 岡 (Oka) means "Ridge, Hill". A notable bearer is Akio Yasuraoka, he was a composer in his earlier days.

Yasuryo 安良, やすりょう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 安良 (see Yasuryō).

Yasuryō 安良, やすりょう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 安良 (see Yasura).

Yasusan 安蒜 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 安蒜 (see Ambiru).

Yasuta Japanese

Yasutomi Japanese
Yasu means "relax, cheap, peace" and tomi means "wealth, abundance".

Yasuyama 安山 Japanese
安 (Yasu) means "peaceful, rested, relax, cheap, low" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".

Yasuzato Japanese
See Asato.

Yata Japanese

Yata 八田, やた Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).

Yataba 八田羽, やたば Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田羽 (see Hattawa).

Yatabe Japanese

Yatano 八田野, やたの Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Hatta, added Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field; plains".

Yatsuda 八田, やつだ Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).

Yatsue Japanese

Yatsui Japanese

Yatsujima Japanese

Yatsuka 八束, やつか Japanese
From Japanese 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 束 (tsuka) meaning "bundle, bunch, sheaf".

Yatsuki Japanese

Yatsumura Japanese

Yatsushima Japanese

Yatsushiro Japanese

Yatsuta 八田, やつた Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).

Yatsuyama 八山 Japanese
Variant reading of Hachiyama.

Yauchi 矢内, やうち Japanese
From Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Yayama 八山 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Hachiyama.

Yazaka Japanese

Yazaki Japanese
A variant of Yasaki.... [more]

Yazawa 谷沢, 谷澤, やざわ Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Yazawa 矢沢, 矢澤, やざわ Japanese
From Japanese 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Yeongju Japanese

Yoda Japanese

Yogi 與儀 Japanese
Means ‘bestow’ and ‘ceremony’

Yoichi 与市, ヨイチ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 与市 with 与 (yo, ata.eru, azuka.ru, kumi.suru, tomoni) meaning "bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend" and 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town."... [more]

Yoichien 与市園　 Japanese (Rare)
与 (Yo) meaning "give, award, participate", 市 (ichi) means "in the city, market" or "town" and 園 (en) means "garden".

Yoichimae 与市前 Japanese (Rare)
与 (Yo) means "provide, give, award, participate", 市 (ichi) means "town, market, city" and 前 (mae) "front, forward".

Yokkaichi Japanese

Yokobe 横部, よこべ Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Yokobori 横掘 Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning “beside, next to” and 掘 (hori) meaning “ditch, moat, canal”.

Yokodaira Japanese
Variant of Yokotaira.

Yokodera Japanese
Variant of Yokotera.

Yokogai Japanese
Variant of Yokotani.

Yokogaya Japanese
Variant of Yokotani.

Yokohama Japanese
Yoko means "beside" and hama means "beach, seashore".

Yokohira Japanese
Yoko means "beside, next to" and hira means "peace, level, even".

Yokohori Japanese
Yoko means "beside, next to" and hori means "moat, canal".

Yokoi 横井, よこい Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Yokokawa 横川, よこかわ Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Yokomizo 横溝 Japanese
横 (Yoko) means "beside" and 溝 (mizo) means "groove, trench, gutter, gully, drain, ditch, gap". A notable bearer is Seishi Yokomizo, a Japanese novelist in the Showa Period.

Yokomori Japanese
Yoko means "beside, next to" and mori means "forest".

Yokomura 横村 Japanese
横 (Yoko) means "Beside" and 村 (Mura) means "Village, Hamlet". Check the source if needed.

Yokono Japanese
Yoko means "beside" and no means "field, plain, wilderness".

Yokoo 横尾, よこお Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end".

Yokosawa 横澤, よこさわ Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Yokose Japanese
Yoko means "beside next to" and se means "current, ripple".

Yokoshima 横島, 横嶋, よこしま Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Yokotake 横竹 Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo".

Yokotani 横谷, よこたに Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "next to, beside" combined with 谷 (tani) "valley".

Yokote Japanese
Yoko ("Beside") + Te , this is the Japanese word for hand. This surname means "Beside a Hand". Michiko Yokote is an example. She wrote the Pichi Pichi Pitch manga and did screenwriting for Masamune-kun's Revenge.

Yokouchi Japanese

Yokoya Japanese
Variant of Yokotani.

Yokoyama 横山 Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Yokoyama Japanese
A Japanese surname with a combination of Yoko and Yama

Yokozawa 横沢, よこざわ Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "beside, next to" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Yomohiro 東西北南 Japanese (Rare)
This is a very rare surname with the kanji of all four directions: (東西北南) "east, west, north, south", in that order. Yomo literally means "four directions" and hiro means "extension".

Yonaga 夜長 Japanese
From Japanese 夜長 (yonaga) meaning "a long night".

Yonago Japanese

Yonamine 與那嶺, 与那嶺 Japanese
From the Japanese 與 or 与(yo) "together with," 那 (na) "what" and 嶺 (mine) "peak," "summit."

Yonao 与猶, 與猶, よなお Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 与 (yo) or 與 (yo), both meaning "to bestow, to participate, to provide, cause, gift, godsend" or referring to a given name with one of those characters and 猶 (nao) meaning "still".

Yone Japanese
Yo (与) means together.... [more]

Yoneda 米田, 米多 Japanese
From the Japanese 米 (yone or kome) "rice" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy" or 多 (ta or da) "many."

Yoneda 米田, よねだ Japanese
From Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Yonega Japanese

Yonegawa Japanese
Variant of Yonekawa.

Yoneichi Japanese
Yone (米) means rice.... [more]

Yonekawa Japanese
Yone means "rice" and kawa means "river, stream".

Yonekawa 米川, よねかわ Japanese
From Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Yonekura 米倉, よねくら Japanese
From Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".

Yonematsu Japanese

Yonemoto Japanese
Yone means "rice, America" and moto means "origin, root, source, base".

Yonemura Japanese
Yone means "rice, America" and mura means "village".

Yonesawa Japanese
Yone means "rice, America" and sawa means "swamp, wetland, marsh".

Yoneta Japanese

Yonetomi Japanese

Yonetsu Japanese

Yoneyama 米山, よねやま Japanese
From Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Yonezawa 米澤, 米沢 Japanese
From the Japanese 米 (yone or kome) "rice" and 澤 or 沢 (zawa or sawa) "swamp."

Yonezu Japanese

Yonoda Japanese

Yonoichi Japanese

Yonota Japanese

Yorita 依田, 寄田, よりた Japanese
From Japanese 依 (yori) meaning "reliant" or 寄 (yori) meaning "bring near", combined with 田 (ta) meaning "rice field".

Yoruno 夜野 Japanese
From Japanese 夜 (yoru) meaning "night" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Yoshi Japanese
Yoshi means "good luck, fortune".

Yoshibara Japanese
Variant of Yoshihara.

Yoshidome 吉留 Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck, fortune, auspicious" combined with 留 (tome) meaning "detain, stop, remain, to stay still".

Yoshidomi 吉富 Japanese
A variant of Yoshitomi.

Yoshihama 吉浜, 吉濱 Japanese
From the Japanese 吉 (yoshi) "good luck" and 浜 or 濱 (hama) "beach."

Yoshihara 吉原 Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Yoshii 吉井 Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Yoshiizumi 吉泉, ヨシイズミ Japanese
formed with 吉 (Yoshi, Kichi, Kitsu) meaning "good luck; joy; congratulations" and 泉 (Izumi, Sen) meaning "spring; fountain". So the meaning could be interpreted as “Fountain of Good Luck” or “Lucky Fountain”

Yoshikawa 吉川 Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Yoshikuni Japanese

Yoshimaru 吉丸 Japanese
YOSHIMARU/吉丸 = Good Fortune/Luck Circle

Yoshimi 吉見, よしみ Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 見 (mi) meaning "look, appearance".

Yoshimitsu Japanese
Yoshi means "good luck" and mitsu means "light".

Yoshimori Japanese
Yoshi means "good luck" and mori means "forest".

Yoshimoto 吉本 Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Yoshimura 吉村, 佳村 Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good" or 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, good, excellent" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Yoshina Japanese
Yo means "night" and shina means "family, department, section".

Yoshinari 吉成, よしなり Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 成 (nari) meaning "become".

Yoshinoue Japanese

Yoshinuma Japanese
Yoshi means "good luck, fortunate" and numa means "marsh, swamp".... [more]

Yoshisawa Japanese
Yoshi means "good luck, fortunate" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".

Yoshita Japanese

Yoshitake Japanese
Yoshi means "lucky, fortunate, good" and take means "bamboo".

Yoshitake 吉武, よしたけ Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 武 (take) meaning "military, martial".

Yoshitomi 吉富 Japanese
From 吉 (yoshi, kichi, kitsu) meaning "good luck, fortunate" and 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance".

Yoshiwara Japanese
Variant of Yoshihara.

Yoshiyasu 吉安, よしやす Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi), an alternative spelling of 吉し (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium".

Yoshiyuki Japanese

Yoshizaki 吉崎, よしざき Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Yoshizako Japanese

Yoshizawa Japanese
Variant of Yoshisawa meaning "lucky swamp."

Yoshizawa 吉沢, 吉澤, よしざわ Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Yosozumi Japanese
Variant of Yososumi.

Yota Japanese

Yotsui 四井 Japanese

Yotsuyanagi 四柳, 四ツ柳, 四桺, よつやなぎ Japanese
From Japanese 四柳 (Yotsuyanagi) meaning "Yahaba", a former village in the district of Kashima in the former Japanese province of Noto in parts of present-day Ishikawa in Japan.... [more]

Yoyanagi 四柳, よつやなぎ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Yotsuyanagi).

Yuasa 湯浅, ゆあさ Japanese
From Japanese 湯 (yu) meaning "hot spring" and 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow".

Yube 弓部, ゆべ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 弓部 (see Yumbe).

Yubi Japanese

Yuge 結解, ゆげ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 結解 (see Kekke).

Yuhnomidoh 熊野御堂, ゆうのみどう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 (see Yūnomidō).

Yui 由比, 由井, 油井 Japanese
It is written three ways: 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit". Or (yu) meaning the same as the latter, but with 比 (i) meaning "compare". Lastly, 油 (yu) can mean "oil" and (i) meaning the same as the first example.... [more]

Yukawa 湯川 Japanese
From Japanese 湯 (yu) meaning "hot spring" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Yukida 雪田 Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters "雪" meaning "Snow", and "田" meaning "Rice Field".

Yukimatsu Japanese
Yuki can mean "snow" or "lucky" and matsu means "pine, for tree".

Yukimitsu Japanese
雪 (Yuki) means "snow" and 光 (mitsu) means "light, radiance".

Yukimiya 雪宮 Japanese
From Japanese, 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" combined with 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Yukimori Japanese
Means 'snow forest' from 'yuki' meaning 'snow' and 'mori' meaning 'forest'.

Yukino Japanese
Yuki means "snow" and no means "plain, field, wilderness".

Yukishita Japanese
Yuki means "snow" and shita means "under".

Yukita Japanese

Yukitō 雪藤 Japanese
From Japanese 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".

Yukitomo 行友 Japanese
From 行 (yuki) meaning "going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".

Yukiyama 幸山, 雪山, 行山, ユキヤマ Japanese
This surname combines 幸 (kou, saiwa.i, sachi, shiawa.se, yuki) meaning "blessing, fortune, happiness," 雪 (setsu, yuki) meaning "snow" or 行 (an, gyou, kou, -i.ki, -iki, i.ku, okona.u, oko.nau, -yu.ki, -yuki, yu.ku) meaning "going, journey" with 山 (san, sen, yama) meaning "mountain."... [more]

Yukiyasu Japanese
Yuki can mean "snow" or "luck" and yasu means "peace, relax, cheap".

Yukizome 雪染 Japanese
From Japanese 雪染 (yukizome) meaning "snow prints, dyed snow".

Yuko Japanese (Rare)

Yukumoto Japanese
Yuku means "conduct, go, travel, line, row" and moto means "origin, source, root".

Yumbe 弓部, ゆんべ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 弓 (yun), a contraction of 弓 (yumi) meaning "bow, archery" and 部 (be) meaning "division", possibly referring to a fighter who specialized in archery.

Yumehara 夢原 Japanese
From Japanese 夢 (yume) means "dream" and 原 (hara) means "field".

Yumekawa Japanese
Yumekawa means yume (夢) means "dream" and kawa (川) means "river", so this means "dream river".

Yumeno 夢野 Japanese
yumeno means "dream field" the kanji used for this name are 夢 (yume) meaning " dream" and 野 (no) meaning "field".

Yumi Japanese
Yu means "cause, reason, logic" and mi means "beauty". ... [more]