Yamamoto
Japanese naval commander
Yamamoto is a common Japanese surname meaning "base of the mountain" or "foot of the mountain." The name is most familiar to English speakers through Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who planned Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941: Yamamoto warned against a prolonged war with the United States.
Hawaiian military port attacked 1941
- MidwayFair's entertainment corridor
- aircraft carrierWarship with flight deck
- Pacific TheaterWWII Asian-oceanic front
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
naval aviation · battleship · torpedo · codebreaking · cryptanalysis · warplane · flagship · commander
Given name from Japan
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
heritage · genealogy · kanji · common surname
Creator of clothing lines
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- bushidoSamurai honor system
- karateJapanese unarmed combat discipline
- martial artsCodified fighting systems
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian military port attacked 1941
- MidwayFair's entertainment corridor
- aircraft carrierWarship with flight deck
- Pacific TheaterWWII Asian-oceanic front
strategist · naval aviation · battleship · torpedo · codebreaking · cryptanalysis · warplane · flagship · commander
Japanese name
Given name from Japan
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- lineageDescent from progenitors
ancestry · heritage · genealogy · kanji · common surname
fashion designer
Creator of clothing lines
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- bushidoSamurai honor system
- karateJapanese unarmed combat discipline
YamamotoDouglas MacArthur
Erwin Rommel · George Patton · army general · Dwight Eisenhower
YamamotoFranklin D. Roosevelt