Surname
Horii
Horii (堀井) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean moat + well, and Wikidata lists 26 notable people with this family name.
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What Horii means
堀
moat, canal
井
well
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Horii describes a place. Its kanji point to a well, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Horii
Gakuya Horii 堀井 岳也Japanese association football player
Yoshiharu Horii 堀井 美晴Japanese association football player and manager
Manabu Horii 堀井 学Japanese speed skater and politician
Yuji Horii 堀井 雄二Japanese video game designer
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.