indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese
Scripts 播, 畭, 羽里, 波里, 針, 巴里, 羽利, 波理, 葉里, 波利(Japanese Kanji) はり(Japanese Hiragana)
Other Forms FormsArata, Ha, Ban, Hazato, Hanesato, Namisato, Shin
Meaning & History
From Japanese 播 (hari) meaning "scatter; spread; disseminate", referring to cultivated land.
This may also be from Japanese 畭 (Hari) meaning "Hari", a former division in the district of Naka in the former Japanese province of Awa in parts of present-day Tokushima, Japan.
羽里, 波里, 針, 巴里, 羽利, 波理, 葉里, and 波利 are all variant spellings of 播 or 畭.
This may also be from Japanese 畭 (Hari) meaning "Hari", a former division in the district of Naka in the former Japanese province of Awa in parts of present-day Tokushima, Japan.
羽里, 波里, 針, 巴里, 羽利, 波理, 葉里, and 波利 are all variant spellings of 播 or 畭.