Hotoru

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ほとる (Hotoru).

Proper noun

Hotoru

1. A female given name from Japanese
   • 1973, Kazuo Itō, Issei: A History of Japanese Immigrants in North America‎^[1], Japanese Community Service, page 287:

     Regarding the "Mother of the Year" award, in 1951 Hotoru Matsudaira of Seattle was the first Japanese to win this honor by a vote among all Catholics in the nation.

Japanese

Romanization

Hotoru

1. Rōmaji transcription of ほとる