Aomori

Meaning

1. A city in Aomori Prefecture; the capital city.
2. A prefecture in northeastern Japan.
3. A surname from Japanese.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from Japanese 青(あお)森(もり) (Aomori). The original Japanese name was first used in 1624. One origin claims that the city's name was derived from a former forest on a hill near present-day Honcho (本町) used by fishermen to locate the town.

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