横よこ浜はま

Don't confuse with

• 浜はまN1

  横浜 is the full, formal city name, while ハマ (浜) is only a casual, colloquial nickname for it and never used in formal writing.

Written forms

• 横よこ浜はまUsage97%

  Standard kanji spelling for the city name.

• ヨコハマUsage2%
• よこはまUsage1%

Etymology

Literally 'side beach' or 'horizontal beach', referring to a coastal area. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.