Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts アツヤ(Japanese Katakana) 敦也, 篤也, 纂哉, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AH-TSOO-YAH [key] Meaning & History Derived from 纂 (atsu) meaning "compile, gather" or 敦 (atsu) meaning "candid, sincere, honest" and 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.