Surname
Manabe
Manabe (真鍋) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean true + pot; pan, and Wikidata lists 40 notable people with this family name.
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What Manabe means
真
true, genuine
鍋
pot; pan
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Manabe mean true + pot; pan. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.