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Worldwide, Ishikawa (イシカワ , 石川 , Ishikawa ) is quite a rare dominantly male, but seldom female given name. The first name Ishikawa is habitual in China, where it is a rare predominantly masculine, but very seldom girly name, Japan, where it is a rare epicene name, and Indonesia, where it is a very rare boy's name. Much less frequently, Ishikawa is the last name as well as the forename.
Ishikawa is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ishikawa , the fictional character from Ghost in the Shell.