Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 荒谷(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. A-RA-TA-NYEE [key·IPA] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 10/9/2017 by ShioTanbo1 Edited 3/27/2020 by lezginkas Meaning & History From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".