# Aomori

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #95,690

## Definitions
1. A prefecture in northeastern Japan.
2. A city in Aomori Prefecture; the capital city.
3. A surname from Japanese.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 青(あお)森(もり) (Aomori).
The original Japanese name was first used in 1624. One origin claims that the city's name was derived from a former forest on a hill near present-day Honcho (本町) used by fishermen to locate the town.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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