Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 伊豫部, 五百部(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. EE-YO-BE [key] Meaning & History From 伊 (i) meaning "that one, Italy" combined with 豫 (yo) meaning "in advance, beforehand", or 五 (i) meaning "five" combined with 百 (yo) meaning "hundred, many, hundred", that is then combined with 部 (be) meaning "section, part".