Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 新井, 荒井(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. A-RA-EE [key·IPA] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 10/9/2017 by ShioTanbo1 Edited 7/31/2020 by lezginkas Meaning & History From Japanese 新 (ara) meaning "new, natural" or 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" and 井 (i) meaning "well".