Yūya

Yuya Horihata, Japanese swimmer
Pronunciation	/jɯːja/ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yuya (Kunrei-shiki) Yuya (Nihon-shiki) Yūya, Yuya, Yuuya (Hepburn)

Yūya, Yuya or Yuuya is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Yūya can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 勇也, "courage, to be"
• 悠也, "calm, to be"
• 雄也, "male, to be"
• 優也, "gentleness, to be"
• 祐也, "to help, to be"
• 佑也, "to help, to be"
• 勇矢, "courage, arrow"
• 悠矢, "calm, arrow"
• 雄矢, "male, arrow"
• 裕矢, "rich, arrow"
• 優矢, "gentleness, arrow"
• 祐矢, "to help, arrow"
• 佑矢, "to help, arrow"
• 勇哉, "courage, how (interrogative particle)"
• 悠哉, "calm, how (interrogative particle)"
• 雄哉, "male, how (interrogative particle)"
• 優哉, "gentleness, how (interrogative particle)"
• 祐哉, "to help, how (interrogative particle)"
• 佑哉, "to help, how (interrogative particle)"
• 勇弥, "courage, more and more"
• 悠弥, "calm, more and more"
• 雄弥, "male, more and more"
• 優弥, "gentleness, more and more"
• 夕夜, "evening, night"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆうや or katakana ユウヤ.

Notable people with the name

• Yuya Ando (安藤 優也, born 1977), Japanese baseball player
• Yuya Asahina (朝比奈 ゆうや, born 1980), Japanese manga artist
• Yuya Asano (浅野 雄也, born 1997), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Hasegawa (長谷川 勇也, born 1984), Japanese baseball player
• Yuya Hashiuchi (橋内 優也, born 1987), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Hikichi (footballer, born 1983) (挽地 祐哉), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Hikichi (footballer, born 1990) (曵地 裕哉), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Himeno (姫野 宥弥, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Hirose (広瀬 裕也, born 1996), Japanese voice actor
• Yuya Horihata (堀畑 裕也, born 1990), Japanese swimmer
• Yuya Ishii (baseball) (石井 裕也, born 1981), Japanese baseball player
• Yuya Ishii (director) (石井 裕也, born 1983), Japanese film director
• Yuya Iwadate (岩舘 侑哉, born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Kubo (footballer) (久保 裕也, born 1993), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Kubo (baseball) (久保 裕也, born 1980), Japanese baseball player
• Yuya Matsushita (松下 優也, born 1990), Japanese singer
• Yuya Miyashita (宮下 雄也, born 1985), Japanese singer and actor
• Yuya Nagaoka (長岡 裕也, born 1985), Japanese shogi player
• Yuya Nagasawa (長沢 祐弥, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Nagatomi (永冨 裕也, born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Nakamura (中村 祐也, born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Niwa (丹羽 雄哉, born 1944), Japanese politician
• Yuya Odo (大戸 裕矢, born 1990), Japanese rugby union player
• Yuya Oikawa (及川 佑, born 1981), Japanese speed skater
• Yuya Onoe (尾上 勇也, born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Osako (大迫 勇也, born 1990), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Oshima (大島祐哉, born 1994), Japanese table tennis player
• Yuya Saito (斉藤 祐也, born 1977), Japanese rugby union player
• Yuya Sano (佐野 裕哉, born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Sato (footballer) (佐藤 優也, born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Sato (novelist) (佐藤 友哉, born 1980), Japanese writer
• Yuya Shirai (白井 祐矢, born 1980), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Yuya Takaki (高木 雄也, born 1990), Japanese idol, singer and actor
• Yuya Tegoshi (手越 祐也, born 1987), Japanese idol, actor and singer
• Tosayutaka Yuya (土佐豊 祐哉, born 1985), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Yuya Uchida (singer) (内田 裕也, 1939-2019), Japanese singer and actor
• Yuya Uchida (voice actor) (内田 夕夜, born 1965), Japanese actor and voice actor
• Yuya Watanabe (渡辺 雄也, born 1988), Japanese Magic: The Gathering player
• Yuya Yagira (柳楽 優弥, born 1990), Japanese actor
• Yuya Yamada (山田 裕也, born 1988), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Yamamoto (山本 優弥, born 1984), Japanese kickboxer
• Yuya Yoshida (吉田 優也, born 1989), Japanese judoka
• Yuya Yoshizawa (吉澤 佑哉, born 1986), Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

• Yuya Kaido (海藤 裕哉), a character in the anime series HappinessCharge PreCure!
• Yuya Noda (野田 侑也), a character in the manga series Miracle Girls
• Yuya Nomoto (野本 裕也), a character in the manga series Killing Bites
• Yuya Sakaki (榊 遊矢), protagonist of the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
• Yuya Shiina (椎名 ゆや), a character in the manga series Samurai Deeper Kyo
• Yuya Kizami (刻命 裕也), a character in the video game series Corpse Party
• Yuya Sakazaki (坂咲 優夜), a character in the visual novel Hatoful Boyfriend