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Yamamoto

Yamamoto proper noun: a surname from Japanese, one of the 10 most common in Japan.

Proper noun

Yamamoto (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.

Forms of Yamamoto

pluralYamamotos

Origin of Yamamoto

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

Questions about Yamamoto

What does Yamamoto mean?
Yamamoto means a surname from Japanese, one of the 10 most common in Japan.
What part of speech is Yamamoto?
Yamamoto is a proper noun.

Words near Yamamoto in the dictionary

  1. Yamaloka
  2. Yamam
  3. Yamamadi
  4. yamamai
  5. yamamomo
  6. Yamamoto
  7. Yamamotos
  8. Yamamura
  9. Yamamuras
  10. Yaman
  11. Yamanaka

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