Surname
Hatoyama
Hatoyama (鳩山) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean pigeon; dove + mountain, and Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this family name.
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What Hatoyama means
鳩
pigeon; dove
山
mountain
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Hatoyama describes a place. Its kanji point to a mountain, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Hatoyama
Yukio Hatoyama 鳩山 由紀夫Prime Minister of Japan from 2009 to 2010
Ichirō Hatoyama 鳩山 一郎Prime Minister of Japan from 1954 to 1956
Kunio Hatoyama 鳩山 邦夫Japanese politician (1948–2016)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.