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Ayame: Meaning & Kanji

愛芽

あやめ · アヤメ

Gender in this collection
girl, boy, unisex
Stored reading
あやめ (Ayame)
Written forms recorded
2
Style labels
—
Popularity in this collection
unranked

About Ayame

Ayame is a Japanese given name read あやめ in this collection, recorded with 2 written forms: 愛芽, and 絢愛. The characters of 愛芽 carry the component glosses listed below. They describe the written form rather than a fixed name meaning, because the same reading can be written many different ways. This collection labels it for girl and boy and unisex use and notes it as unranked for popularity in this collection's sources.

Written-form notes and labels above come from this collection’s records. They are not a current usage survey or a guarantee of suitability.

Written forms

Kanji variations for Ayame

愛芽

Dictionary record

Kanji component glosses

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5103045. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

愛
love, affection, favourite
芽
bud, sprout, spear, germ

JMnedict documents this spelling-reading pair. KANJIDIC2 supplies the component glosses; they do not prove a combined meaning, popularity, or current naming style.

絢愛

Dictionary record

Kanji component glosses

Name meaning not established from character glosses.

Spelling and reading recorded in JMnedict (2026-08-01 snapshot), entry 5107171. This does not establish popularity or naming intention.

絢
brilliant fabric design
愛
love, affection, favourite

JMnedict documents this spelling-reading pair. KANJIDIC2 supplies the component glosses; they do not prove a combined meaning, popularity, or current naming style.

Full-name pairings

Surnames to pair with Ayame

Reviewed pairings for Ayame are not yet recorded, so the examples below use frequently requested surnames from this collection. Any given name can precede a Japanese family name.

Related names

Names that share a kanji with Ayame

Quick answers

Ayame: questions and answers

How is Ayame written in kanji?

Ayame is recorded here as 愛芽 and 絢愛, all read あやめ. Each spelling carries its own character meanings, shown on this page.

Is Ayame a boy name or a girl name?

In this collection, Ayame is recorded for girl and boy and unisex use — a genuinely unisex reading. Gender in Japanese names comes from usage patterns and endings, not from the kanji itself.

What does Ayame mean?

The sound Ayame does not have one fixed meaning. Written 愛芽, its characters carry the glosses 愛 (love, affection); 芽 (bud, sprout). These describe the written form, not a guaranteed name meaning.

Evidence trail

Sources

Kanji glosses help explain the written form. They are not a claim about the personality or destiny of a person who uses the name. The Jōyō Kanji reference is general character background; it does not verify every personal-name reading or establish popularity. Imported records cite their dictionary sources separately.

  1. JMnedict Japanese Multilingual Named Entity Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JMnedict created 2026-08-01 · Evidence: reading kanji pair · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed 2026-08-01

  2. KANJIDIC2 Kanji Database

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · Evidence: meaning · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed 2026-08-01