Iritani as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Iritani

What is the meaning of the name Iritani ?

The baby name Iritani is a Unisex name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ee-ree-TAH-nee (IPA: /iɾitani/).

Iritani is Japanese in Origin.

Iritani is a Japanese name most commonly encountered as a family surname. It derives from native Japanese (kun’yomi) elements: iri (enter, entrance) and tani (valley), yielding the evocative sense of “entrance to the valley” or “valley gateway.” The imagery suggests thresholds and sheltered landscapes, giving the name a calm, grounded character.

Used primarily as a surname across Japan and later in the Japanese diaspora, it has occasionally been adopted as a given name in international settings and is typically treated as unisex. The surname is often written with the kanji 入谷; the same characters may also be read Iriya in place names, but Iritani is a recognized personal-name reading. Romanization is stable as Iritani, though some families may hyphenate as Iri-tani. Informal nicknames like Iri or Tani appear in English-speaking contexts. Related Japanese valley surnames include Moritani and Kiritani.

⚙ We have no record of Iritani in any national birth registry or name dataset. Names like this are usually very rare, tied to a particular region or tradition, or freshly invented. However you look at it, very few people share it.