At a Glance
- Meaning
- One who lives at the base of a mountain
- Origin
- Japanese
- Pronunciation
- yah-mah-MOH-toh
Yamamoto is a Japanese name meaning “one who lives at the base of a mountain”. It appears in our list of 200+ Unique Last Names As First Names.
Meaning & Origin of Yamamoto
Meaning: One who lives at the base of a mountain.
Origin: Japanese.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Yamamoto
yah-mah-MOH-tohIPA /ja.ma.mo.to/
Popularity of Yamamoto
Yamamoto doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
