Surname

Hosoya

Hosoya (細谷) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean dainty; get thin + valley, and Wikidata lists 21 notable people with this family name.

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Written細谷ほそやdainty; get thin + valley

What Hosoya means

細
dainty; get thin
谷
valley

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Hosoya describes a place. Its kanji point to a valley, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Hosoya

Yoshimasa Hosoya 細谷 佳正Japanese voice actor

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji