Surname

Arima

Arima (有馬) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean to have + horse, and Wikidata lists 112 notable people with this family name.

あ · り · ま · ありま
Written有馬ありまto have + horse

What Arima means

有
to have, exist
馬
horse

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Arima mean to have + horse. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Famous people named Arima

Ko Arima 有馬 洪Japanese association football player
Kenji Arima 有馬 賢二Japanese association football player and manager
Akito Arima 有馬 朗人Japanese physicist and politician (1930–2020)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji