Yamamoto

From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning “mountain” and 本 (moto) meaning “base, root, origin”.
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Yamaguchi

From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning “mountain” and 口 (kuchi) meaning “mouth, entrance”. Olympic figure-skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi (1971-) bears this name.
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Yamada

From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning “mountain” and 田 (ta) meaning “field, rice paddy”.
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Xylander

From Greek ξύλον (xylon) meaning “wood, timber” and ἀνδρός (andros) meaning “man”. This surname was a Greek translation of German surnames of the same meaning.
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Xu 2

From Chinese 许 (xǔ) referring to the minor state of Xu, which existed to the 4th century BC in what is now Henan province. The character 许 means “allow, permit”.
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Xu 1

From Chinese 徐 (xú) referring to the ancient state of Xu, which existed to the 6th century BC in what is now Jiangsu and Anhui. The character 徐 means “slowly, calmly”.
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Xie

From Chinese 谢 (xiè) referring to the minor state of Xie, which existed in what is now Hubei province.
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