Surname

Mōri

Mōri (毛利) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean fur; hair + benefit, and Wikidata lists 209 notable people with this family name.

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Written毛利もうりfur; hair + benefit

What Mōri means

毛
fur; hair
利
benefit

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Mōri mean fur; hair + benefit. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Famous people named Mōri

Mōri Motonari 毛利 元就a prominent daimyō in the west Chūgoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century
Mamoru Mohri 毛利 衛Japanese astronaut
Mōri Terumoto 毛利 輝元daimyo
Shunya Mori 毛利 駿也Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji