Surname
Nihonmatsu
Nihonmatsu (二本松) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean two + origin + pine, and Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this family name.
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What Nihonmatsu means
二
two, second
本
origin, base
松
pine
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Nihonmatsu describes a place. Its kanji point to the base or foot of something and pine trees, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.