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Name Ōtsuki
Type Surname
Usage Japanese
Scripts 大月, 大槻, 大築, 大附, 大即, 王月 (kanji), おおつき (hiragana), オオツキ (katakana)
Other Forms FormsOotsuki, Otsuki, Ohtsuki
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Meaning & History
This surname combines 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) "large, big" with 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "moon, month," 槻 (ki, tsuki) meaning "Zelkova tree," 築 (chiku, kizu.ku, tsuki) meaning "build, construct, fabricate," 附 (fu, tsu.ku, tsu.keru) meaning "affixed, append, attach" or 即 (soku, sunawa.chi, tsu.ku, tsu.keru) meaning "adapt, agree, as is, conform, instant, namely." It can also be used to combine 王 (ou, -nou) meaning "king, magnate, rule" and 月.Ōtsuki (大月 and 大槻) is also used as a place name.