Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts あん(Japanese Hiragana) アン(Japanese Katakana) 愛杏, 愛夢, 安海, 杏, 晏, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AHN: [key] Meaning & History From Japanese あん (an) meaning "bean paste" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way. For females, the usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Ann or Anne 1.