Surname
Hosoya
Hosoya (細谷) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean dainty; get thin + valley, and Wikidata lists 21 notable people with this family name.
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What Hosoya means
細
dainty; get thin
谷
valley
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Hosoya 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 Hosoya
Yoshimasa Hosoya 細谷 佳正Japanese voice actor
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.