Surname
Saotome
Saotome (早乙女) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean early + second + woman; female, and Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this family name.
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What Saotome means
早
early
乙
second
女
woman; female
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Saotome mean early + second + woman; female. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.