Surname
Yamane
Yamane (山根) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean mountain + root, and Wikidata lists 42 notable people with this family name.
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What Yamane means
山
mountain
根
root
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Yamane describes a place. Its kanji point to a mountain, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Yamane
Miki Yamane 山根 視来Japanese footballer (born 1993)
Iwao Yamane 山根 巌Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.