Surname
Yamanobe
Yamanobe (山野辺) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean mountain + field + side, and Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this family name.
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What Yamanobe means
山
mountain
野
field
辺
side, area
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Yamanobe describes a place. Its kanji point to a mountain and a field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.