Surname
Iketani
Iketani (池谷) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean pond + valley, and Wikidata lists 19 notable people with this family name.
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What Iketani means
池
pond
谷
valley
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Iketani describes a place. Its kanji point to a pond and a valley, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.