Surname
Hinata
Hinata (日向) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean sun + to face, and Wikidata lists 25 notable people with this family name.
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What Hinata means
日
sun, day
向
to face, toward
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Hinata mean sun + to face. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.