Surname
Morimoto
Morimoto (森本) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean forest + origin, and Wikidata lists 128 notable people with this family name.
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What Morimoto means
森
forest
本
origin, base
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Morimoto describes a place. Its kanji point to a forest and the base or foot of something, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Morimoto
Takayuki Morimoto 森本 貴幸Japanese association football player (born 1988)
Tsuru Morimoto 森本 鶴Japanese association football player
Yuko Morimoto 森本 ゆう子Japanese association football player
Tsukasa Morimoto 森本 良Japanese association football player
Daiki Morimoto 森本 大貴Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.