Fukuyama

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proper noun

A surname from Japanese.

OriginJapanese 福山 →
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Meanings

proper nounFukuyama (countable and uncountable, plural Fukuyamas)

plural Fukuyamas

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Japanese.
  2. countableuncountableA city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Origin

  1. Japanese福山
  2. EnglishFukuyama

Borrowed from Japanese 福山 (ふくやま, Fukuyama, literally “blessing mountain”).

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Translations

Chinese 福山
  • 福山 (Fúshān)city in Japan
Japanese 福山
  • 福山 (Fukuyama)city in Japan
Cite this entry
APA

Fukuyama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fukuyama

MLA

“Fukuyama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fukuyama. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fukuyama,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fukuyama.

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