Surname
Mizutani
Mizutani (水谷) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean water + valley, and Wikidata lists 166 notable people with this family name.
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What Mizutani means
水
water
谷
valley
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Mizutani 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 Mizutani
Jun Mizutani 水谷 隼Japanese table tennis player
Yuichi Mizutani 水谷 雄一Japanese association football player
Takuma Mizutani 水谷 拓磨Japanese association football player
Masatoshi Mizutani 水谷 允俊Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.