Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 釜瀬, 鎌瀬, 釜世, 蒲瀬(Japanese Kanji) かませ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /kä.mä.se̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 釜 (kama) meaning "cauldron; pot; kettle" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids; current".