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Kabu 1
not set
Type Surname (from location)
Scripts 蕪, 加武(Japanese Kanji) かぶ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced Pron. KA-BOO  [key·IPA]
Other Forms FormsKabura

Meaning & History

From Japanese 蕪 (Kabu), a clipping of 蕪 (Kabumon) meaning "Kabu Gate", a name of a group of several households, that was in the division of Kami in the area of Noda in the city of Izumi in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan, for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
加武 is a variant spelling of 蕪.
Added 11/18/2023 by nihanzakura

Kabu 2
not set
Type Surname (ornamental)
Scripts (Japanese Kanji) かぶ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced Pron. KA-BOO  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 蕪 (kabu) meaning "brassica rapa".
Added 11/18/2023 by nihanzakura