Takeya

Updated on Nov 29, 2023

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Gender Male		Word/name Japanese
Meaning Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Takeya (written: 偉弥, 健次, 剛也) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

Asasegawa Takeya (淺瀬川健次) (born 1942), Japanese sumo wrestler

Takeya Mizugaki (水垣偉弥) (born 1983), Japanese mixed martial artist

Takeya Nakamura (中村剛也) (born 1983), Japanese baseball player

Takeya (written: 竹谷, 竹屋 or 武谷) is also a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Takeya Hiroshi (武谷廣), Japanese physician

Makoto Takeya (born 1977), Japanese footballer

Mikiko Takeya (竹屋美紀子) (born 1980), Japanese sprint canoeist

Toshiko Takeya (竹谷とし子) (born 1969), Japanese politician

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