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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]

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

Yabuta Japanese

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

Yagino Japanese
Variant of Yanagino.

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

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 八幡 Japanese
From 八 (ya) meaning "eight" and 幡 (hata) meaning "banner, flag".

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

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]

Yakeno やけの, 焼野 Japanese
From 焼 (yake) meaning "grill, burn" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plan".

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]

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]

Yamaga Japanese

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).

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

Yamaji Japanese

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

Yamana Japanese

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".

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

Yamata Japanese

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

Yamato 日本 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nihon.

Yamaya Japanese
Variant of Yamatani.

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

Yamura Japanese
From 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" and 村 (mura) meaning "village".

Yanabu 柳父 Japanese
From 柳 (yana) meaning "willow" and 父 (bu) meaning "father".

Yanada Japanese

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

Yanaka Japanese

Yanami Japanese

Yanase 柳瀬, やなせ, 簗瀬 Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yana) meaning "willow" or 簗 (yana) meaning "fish trap" combines with 瀬 (se) meaning "torrent, ripple, rapids, current".... [more]

Yanata Japanese
Variant of Yanada.

Yasaka Japanese

Yasaki Japanese

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

Yasumi 安己 Japanese
Yasu meaning 安 (yasu) meaning "rest, peace, cheap, relax" and 己 (mi) meaning "oneself".

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.

Yasuta Japanese

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

Yatabe 谷田部, 矢田部 Japanese
From 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" or 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow", 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field", and 部 (be) meaning "section, bureau, division".

Yatani Japanese

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

Yatsue Japanese

Yatsui Japanese

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

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

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]

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

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

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

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.

Yokoya Japanese
Variant of Yokotani.

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

Yonago Japanese

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

Yonega Japanese

Yoneta Japanese

Yonezu Japanese

Yonoda 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".

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

Yotsui 四井 Japanese

Yukawa 湯川, ユカワ 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".

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

Yukita Japanese

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

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

Yumiba Japanese

Yumibe 弓部, ゆみべ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 弓部 (see Yumbe).

Yumori Japanese

Yunaka Japanese

Yuzuki 柚木, ゆずき Japanese
From Japanese 柚 (yuzu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".