Surname

Hoshino

Hoshino (星乃) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean star + (used for its sound, and Wikidata lists 14 notable people with this family name.

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Written星乃ほしのstar + (used for its sound

What Hoshino means

星
star
乃
(used for its sound, no)

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Hoshino mean star + (used for its sound. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji