Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 有朋, 存知, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ありとも(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ä.ɾi.to̞.mo̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" or 存 (ari) meaning "exist" combined with 朋 (tomo) meaning "friend" or 知 (tomo) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.