Yamamoto

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Yamamoto (plural Yamamotos)

1. A surname from Japanese, one of the 10 most common in Japan.
   • 2008 November 21, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 3, Episode 1:

     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.

2. A district of Akita Prefecture in northwestern Honshu, Japan.
3. A Japanese battleship class.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Yamamoto is the 4,702^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7,547 individuals. Yamamoto is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (79.82%) individuals.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山本 (Yamamoto).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja.ma.mɔ.to/

Proper noun

Yamamoto ?

1. a surname from Japanese

Japanese

Romanization

Yamamoto

1. Rōmaji transcription of やまもと

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山本 (Yamamoto).

Proper noun

Yamamoto m or f by sense

1. a surname from Japanese