Etymology: Derived from the Japanese elements 'ana' (新) meaning 'new' and 'buki' (吹 or 引 or 曳) which may be linked to 'fuki' (吹き) meaning 'to blow' or more likely a phonetic variation of 'fuchi' (淵) or 'hatake' (畑), but most plausibly connected to 'huki' in 'shinbuki' as a dialectical form for newly tilled rice paddies. Commonly interpreted as referring to freshly developed farmland.