Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 榎本(Japanese Kanji) 榎ノ本(Kanji/Katakana) Pronounced Pron. OH-NOH-OO-EH [key] Meaning & History From the Japanese 尾 (o) "tail" and 上 (ue) "above" (the possessive particle ノ (no) is not always written down but is always included when the name is spoken aloud).