Throughout the world, 桂川 (桂川 
, Katsuragawa 
) is quite a rare dominantly male, but seldom feminine first name. The first name 桂川 is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is a rare mostly male, but uncommonly female name. Very seldom, 桂川 is the last name as well as the forename.
| 桂川 甫周 Japanese physician, JP (b. 1751) |
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| 桂川甫賢 shogunal physician, JP (b. 1797) |
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| 桂川甫周 7th head of Katsuragawa family, JP (b. 1826) |
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| 桂川てや JP (b. 1829) |
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| 桂川甫策 JP (b. 1839) |
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