Yoshiya

Yoshiya

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

Yoshiya (written: 佳けい也, 栄さかえ哉 or 代だい志こころざし也) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Yoshiya Nishizawa (西澤にしざわ 代だい志こころざし也) (born 1987), Japanese footballer
• Yoshiya Takemura (竹村たけむら 栄さかえ哉) (born 1973), Japanese footballer

Yoshiya (written: 吉屋よしや) is also a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Yoshiya Chiru (吉屋よしや チルー) (1650–1668), Japanese poet
• Nobuko Yoshiya (吉屋よしや 信子のぶこ) (1896–1973), Japanese writer

See also

• 7257 Yoshiya, main-belt asteroid
• Joshua