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Type Surname
Scripts 甲, 兜, 加太, 甲頭, 加部東, 鹿伏兎(Japanese Kanji) かぶと(Japanese Hiragana) カブト(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced Pron. KAH-BUU-TO  [key]

Meaning & History

This surname is used as 甲, 兜, 加太, 甲頭, 加部東 or 鹿伏兎 with 甲 (ka, kan, kou, kinoe, kabuto) meaning "A grade, armour, carapace, first class, former, high (voice), instep", 兜 (to, tou, kabuto) meaning "headpiece, helmet", 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add(ition), Canada, include, increase, join", 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick", 頭 (zu, to, tou, atama, kashira, kaburi, -gashira) meaning "head", 部 (bu, -be) meaning "bureau, class, copy, department, part, portion, section", 東 (tou, higashi) meaning "east", 鹿 (rou, ka, shika) meaning "deer", 伏 (fuku, fu.su, fu.seru) meaning "bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes), prostrated" or 兎 (tsu, to, usagi) meaning "hare, rabbit."

Kabuto (甲 & 兜) is also used as a masculine given name.
Added 2/25/2015 by m4yb3_daijirou
Edited 3/9/2020 by Mike C and m4yb3_daijirou