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Aiyama Japanese
Ai can mean "together, join", "love, affection" or "indigo" and yama means "mountain".

Akamine 赤嶺, あかみね Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 嶺 (mine) meaning "mountain peak, mountain ridge".

Arayama 荒山, あらやま Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "wild, rough, desolate, barren" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Ariyama Japanese
Ari means "exist, have, possess" and yama means "mountain".

Awayama Japanese
Away means "millet" and yama means "mountain".

Bito 美藤, 尾藤 Japanese
From 美 (bi) meaning "beauty" or 尾 (bi) meaning "end, tail, foot of a mountain" combined with 藤 (to) meaning "wisteria".

Fujiyama 藤山 Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Fukuyama 福山, ふくやま Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Funayama 船山, 舟山 Japanese
From Japanese 舟 or 船 (funa) meaning "boat, ship" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Furuyama 古山, ふるやま Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Hanawa はなわ, 花輪, 塙 Japanese
Either from 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 輪 (wa) meaning "loop, ring, wheel" or 塙 (hanawa) meaning "mountain, projecting tableland". The 花輪 spelling has multiple readings.

Hanayama 華山, 花山 Japanese
From 華 or 花 (hana) meaning "flower, blossom" combined with 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Haneyama 羽山 Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (hane) meaning "feather" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Haruyama 春山 Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Hashiyama 橋山 Japanese
橋 (Hashi) means "Bridge" and 山 (Yama) means "Mountain".

Hatakeyama 畑山, 畠山 Japanese
From Japanese Kanjis 畑 (hatake) meaning "crop field" or 畠 (hatake), and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Hatakeyama 畠山, はたけやま Japanese
From Japanese 畠 (hatake) meaning "field" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Hatayama 畑山, 畠山, はたやま Japanese
From Japanese 畑 (hata) or 畠 (hata) both meaning "field" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Hatoyama 鳩山 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 鳩 (hato, "pigeon, dove") and 山 (yama, "mountain"). This surname was borne by Ichirō Hatoyama (1883–1959) and his grandson Yukio (1947–).

Hayama 葉山 Japanese
From Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Hebiyama 蛇山, へびやま Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蛇 (hebi) meaning "snake; serpent" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain", referring to a mountain with many snakes.

Higashiyama Japanese
Higashi means "east" and yama means "hill, mountain".

Hirayama 平山 Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Hiyama 檜山, 桧山 Japanese
From Japanese 檜, 桧 (hi) meaning "Japanese cypress" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Hosoyama Japanese
Hoso means "thin, slender, fine, narrow" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Ichiyama 一山, イチヤマ Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Iiyama Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Inuyama 犬山 Japanese
From Japanese 犬 (inu) meaning "dog" and 山 (Yama) meaning "mountain, pile".

Iriyama 入山 Japanese
From 入 (iri) meaning "entry, input", and 山 (yama) meaning "hill, mountain".... [more]

Isayama 諫山 Japanese
A Japanese surname meaning "admonish mountain". A bearer of this surname is Hajime Isayama. He is a Japanese manga artist. (1986-)

Ishiyama Japanese
From the Japanese 石 (ishi) "stone" and 山 (yama) "mountain."

Isoyama 磯山, いそやま Japanese
From Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "seashore" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Iwayama 岩山 Japanese
Means "rocky mountain" in Japanese, from 岩 (iwa) "rock" and 山 (yama) "mountain".

Iyama Japanese
I means "well, pit, minehaft" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Kabayama 樺山 Japanese (Rare)
Kaba (樺) means "birch", yama (山) means "mountain"

Kageyama 影山, 蔭山, 景山 Japanese
From Japanese 影 or 景 (kage) meaning "shadow" or 蔭 (kage) meaning "shade, shelter" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Kagiyama 鍵山 Japanese
Means "key mountain".... [more]

Kameyama 亀山, かめやま Japanese
From Japanese 亀 (kame) meaning "turtle, tortoise" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kamio 神尾 Japanese
From 神 (kami) meaning "god, deity" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end, foot of a mountain".

Kamiyama 神山, 上山 Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kami) meaning "god" or 上 (kami) meaning "above, upper" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kanayama 金山, かなやま Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "metal, money" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Katayama 片山 Japanese
From Japanese 片 (kata) meaning "partial, one-sided" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Katsuyama Japanese
Katsu means "victory" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Kayama 加山, かやま Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "increase, add" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kiriyama 桐山, きりやま Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia tree" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kishiyama 岸山, きしやま Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Kitayama 北山 Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Kobiyama 小檜山, こびやま Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 檜 (hi) meaning "Japanese cypress" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kochiyama 河内山 Japanese
From 河 (ko) meaning "river, stream", 内 (chi) meaning "inside" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Komiyama 小宮山, こみやま Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Koriyama 氷山 Japanese
Possibly from 氷 (kori, hyou) meaning "ice" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Koyama 小山 Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain."

Kuboyama 久保山 Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago", 保 (ho) meaning "protect" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kuriyama 栗山, くりやま Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kuwayama 桑山, くわやま Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Maeyamada Japanese
Mae means "front, forward", yama means "mountain", and da is a variant of ta meaning "field, rice paddy, wilderness".

Maruyama 丸山, 圓山 Japanese
From Japanese 丸 or 圓 (maru) meaning "round, full" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Masuyama 増山, 益山, 桝山, 升山 Japanese
From the Japanese 増 (masu) "increase," 益 (masu) "benefit," 桝 (masu) "box seat," "measure" or 升 (masu) "box" and 山 (yama) "mountain."

Matsuyama 松山 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Michiyama Japanese
Michi means "path" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Mineyama Japanese
Mine means "peak" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Miyama 宮間, 美山, 深山 Japanese
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".

Miyasako 宮迫 Japanese
From 宮 (miya) meaning "shrine, palace" and 迫 (sako) meaning "a small valley on the mountain side".

Mizuyama Japanese
Mizu means "water" and yama means "hill, mountain".

Momiyama 樅山, 籾山 Japanese
From 樅 (momi) meaning "fir tree" or 籾 (momi) "unhulled rice", combined with 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Motoyama 本山 Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters 本 meaning "Book", and 山 meaning "Mountain".

Mukoyama 向山 Japanese
From 向 (muko) meaning "facing, yonder, toward" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Murayama 村山, むらやま Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Nagao 長尾, ながお Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "head, leader, chief, long" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot of a mountain, end".

Nagayama 永山, 長山, ながやま Japanese
From Japanese 永 (nagai) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy" or 長 (nagai) meaning "chief, head, leader" combined with 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Nakayama 中山, 仲山, なかやま Japanese
From the Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) "relationship, relations" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Namiyama 波山, なみやま Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Nariyama Japanese
Nari means "thunder" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Neyama Japanese
Ne means "root" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Nomiyama 野見山 Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "field, plain", 見 (mi) meaning "see, view, perspective", 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Nonoyama 野々山, ののやま Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" (repeated, indicated by the iteration mark 々) and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Noyama 野山 Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters 野 meaning "Field", and 山 meaning "Mountain".

Nōzawa 納沢, のうざわ Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Osame but adding Japanese 沢 (zawa), the joining form of 沢 (sawa) meaning "mountain stream, marsh; wetlands", possibly referring to a place with wet grounds or a mountain stream.

Okayama 岡山, おかやま Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Okuyama 奥山 Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Osanai 小山内, おさない Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 山 (san) meaning "mountain" and 内 (nai) meaning "inside".

Osaragi 大仏, 大佛, おさらぎ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (Osaragi), sound- and script-changed from 若木 (Osanagi), a clipping of 若木山 (Osanagiyama) meaning "Osanagi Mountain", a mountain in the city of Higashine in the prefecture of Yamagata in Japan.

Oyama 大山 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 山 (yama) "mountain."

Oyamada Japanese
O means "small", yama means "mountain", da is a form of ta meaning "field, wilderness, rice paddy".

Sakiyama 崎山 Japanese
From Japanese 崎 (saki) "small peninsula, cape" and 山 (yama) "mountain".

Sakoda 迫田 Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 迫 (sako) meaning "a small valley on the mountain side" and 田 (da) meaning "paddy, field".

Sasayama 笹原 Japanese
笹 (Sasa) means "bamboo" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".

Sawayama 沢山, 澤山, さわやま Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh, wetland, swamp" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Senoo せのお, 妹尾 Japanese
From 妹 meaning "younger sister" combined with 尾 meaning "tail, end, foot of a mountain".

Shibayama 柴山 Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Shimoyama 下山, しもやま Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "lower portion, end" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Shinyama 新山 Japanese
Means "New Mountain".... [more]

Sonoyama 園山, そのやま Japanese
From Japanese 園 (sono) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Sumeragi 皇, すめらぎ Japanese
From Japanese 皇 (sumeragi), script-changed from 皇木 (sumeragi), from 皇 (sumera), a sound-changed clipping of 皇華山 (Kōkasan) meaning "Kōka Mountain", a mountain in the area of Kitahanazawa in the city of Higashiōmi in the prefecture of Shiga in Japan, and 木 (gi), the joining form of 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood"... [more]

Suyama 須山, すやま Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Takayama 高山 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Takeyama 竹山, たけやま Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Takiyama 滝山, 瀧山 Japanese
From Japanese 滝 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Tamayama 玉山 Japanese
玉 (Tama) means "jewel, gem" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".

Taniyama Japanese
Tani means "valley" and yama means "mountain". ... [more]

Tateyama 館山, たてやま Japanese
From Japanese 館 (tate) meaning "large building, mansion" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Tayama 田山, たやま Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Tokuyama Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters 徳 meaning "Virtue" and 山 meaning "Mountain".

Tomiyama 富山, 冨山, トミヤマ Japanese
From Japanese 富 or 冨 (tomi) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Toriyama 鳥山, とりやま Japanese
From Japanese 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill". A notable bearer of this surname is Akira Toriyama (1955–), a manga artist best known for creating the Dragon Ball manga series.

Toyama 当山, とうやま Japanese
From 当 (tou) meaning "this, correct" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain."

Tsuchiyama 土山, つちやま Japanese
From Japanese 土 (tsuchi) meaning "earth, soil, ground" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill". Other Kanji combinations are possible.

Tsukiyama 築山 Japanese
From Japanese 築 (tsuki) meaning "fabricate, build, construct" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Uchio うちお, 内尾 Japanese
From 内 (uchi) meaning "inside" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot of the mountain, end".

Ueyama 上山, うえやま Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Urayama 浦山 Japanese
From Japanese 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Urushiyama 漆山, うるしやま Japanese
From Japanese 漆 (urushi) meaning "lacquer" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Ushiyama 牛山, うしやま Japanese
From Japanese 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill". Ushiyama is an area in the city of Kasugai, Japan.

Wakayama 若山, わかやま Japanese
From Japanese 若 (waka) meaning "young" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Wakiyama 脇山, わきやま Japanese
From Japanese 脇 (waki) meaning "armpit, the other way" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Yama Japanese
Yama means "Mountain".

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".

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

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

Yamahata やまはた, 山端 Japanese
From 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill" and 端 (hata) meaning "tip, edge, end".

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

Yamakado やまかど, 山門, 山角 Japanese
From 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill" and 角 (kado) meaning "horn, corner" or 門 (kado) meaning "gate".

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".

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".

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

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".

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

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

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

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

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

Yoshiyama Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "fortune, good luck" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

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]