Surname
Kanaya
Kanaya (金谷) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean gold + valley, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.
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What Kanaya means
金
gold, metal
谷
valley
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Kanaya 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.