# Yamagata

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #80,131

## Definitions
1. A city in Japan.
2. A prefecture of Japan.
3. A surname from Japanese.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 山県 (Yamagata), 山方 (Yamagata), 山形 (Yamagata) or 山像 (Yamagata).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/yamagata