Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 亜美莉杏, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AH-MEE-ṘEE-AH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 杏 (a) meaning "apricot". Other kanji combinations are possible. Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Amelia.