Surname
Motoyama
Motoyama (本山) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean origin + mountain, and Wikidata lists 21 notable people with this family name.
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What Motoyama means
本
origin, base
山
mountain
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Motoyama describes a place. Its kanji point to the base or foot of something and a mountain, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Motoyama
Masashi Motoyama 本山 雅志Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.