Surname
Tanimoto
Tanimoto (谷本) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean valley + origin, and Wikidata lists 40 notable people with this family name.
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What Tanimoto means
谷
valley
本
origin, base
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Tanimoto describes a place. Its kanji point to a valley and the base or foot of something, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Tanimoto
Ayumi Tanimoto 谷本 歩実Japanese judoka
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.