Name Hatori
Gender Masculine
Usage Popular Culture
Scripts はとり (hiragana), ハトリ (katakana)
Pronounced Pron. ha-to-ṙee, ha-to-lee (Japanese)
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Meaning & History
Technically, this name doesn't mean anything since it is written in kana.One fictional bearer of this name is Hatori Sōma (草摩 はとり), a character from the popular manga and anime series, Fruits Basket. In this case, the creator, Natsuki Takaya derived his name from the fourth month of the Japanese calendar (konohatorizuki/konohatoridzuki (木葉採月/このはとりづき), which is a rare form of the word for the fourth month, which would usually be uzuki/udzuki (卯月/うづき)). The derivation means "month of taking leaves of trees."While it's not used as an actual name in Japan, it is used as a surname.