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Hotoru

Hotoru proper noun: a female given name from Japanese.

Proper noun

Hotoru

  1. A female given name from Japanese.
    • Regarding the "Mother of the Year" award, in 1951 Hotoru Matsudaira of Seattle was the first Japanese to win this honor by a vote among all Catholics in the nation.1973, Kazuo Itō, Issei: A History of Japanese Immigrants in North America, Japanese Community Service, page 287

Origin of Hotoru

Borrowed from Japanese ほとる (Hotoru).

Questions about Hotoru

What does Hotoru mean?
Hotoru means a female given name from Japanese.
What part of speech is Hotoru?
Hotoru is a proper noun.

Words near Hotoru in the dictionary

  1. hotness
  2. hotnesses
  3. hotnot
  4. hotnots
  5. hotoke
  6. Hotoru
  7. Hotot
  8. hototay
  9. Hotots
  10. hotpanted
  11. hotpants

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