Surname
Arikawa
Arikawa (有川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean to have + river, and Wikidata lists 27 notable people with this family name.
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What Arikawa means
有
to have, exist
川
river
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Arikawa describes a place. Its kanji point to a river, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.