Surname
Teramoto
Teramoto (寺本) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean temple + origin, and Wikidata lists 13 notable people with this family name.
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What Teramoto means
寺
temple
本
origin, base
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Teramoto describes a place. Its kanji point to the base or foot of something, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.