Surname

Takayanagi

Takayanagi (高柳) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean high + willow, and Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this family name.

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Written高柳たかやなぎhigh + willow

What Takayanagi means

高
high, tall
柳
willow

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Takayanagi mean high + willow. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Famous people named Takayanagi

Kenjirō Takayanagi 高柳 健次郎Japanese pioneer in the development of television

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji