indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 柳哉, 隆伸, 竜也, 龍哉, 龍也, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Other Forms FormsRyuya, Ryūya
Meaning & History
From Japanese 柳 (ryuu) meaning "willow (tree)" combined with 哉 (ya) meaning "how, what". From Japanese 竜, 龍 (ryuu) meaning "dragon" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible.A famous bearer is Ryuya Ogawa, a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who plays for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.