Yamamoto

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proper noun

A surname from Japanese, one of the 10 most common in Japan.

OriginJapanese 山本 →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

proper nounYamamoto (plural Yamamotos)

plural Yamamotos

  1. A surname from Japanese, one of the 10 most common in Japan.

    Nolan: You do know Japan have expressed concern? Douglas: What, the whole country? Nolan: No, not the whole... Mr Yamamoto. Douglas: He's important, isn't he? Nolan: He's the major shareholder.

    2008 November 21, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 3, Episode 1
  2. A district of Akita Prefecture in northwestern Honshu, Japan.
  3. A Japanese battleship class.

Origin

  1. Japanese山本
  2. EnglishYamamoto

Borrowed from Japanese 山本 (Yamamoto), meaning "(one who lives at) the base of the mountain(s)" or "(one from) Yamamoto District".

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APA

Yamamoto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yamamoto

MLA

“Yamamoto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yamamoto. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yamamoto,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yamamoto.

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