Save Type Surname Usage Japanese Scripts 武藤(Japanese Kanji) むとう(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /mɯᵝ.to̞ː/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 武 (mu) meaning "military, martial" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The final character may indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan. Related Names Rootsmu + tō Categories flowers, plants, purple, war