Surname
Obara
Obara (小原) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean small + field, and Wikidata lists 27 notable people with this family name.
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What Obara means
小
small
原
field, plain
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Obara describes a place. Its kanji point to a plain, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.