Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 歩子, 鮎実小, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AH-YUU-MEE-KO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 歩 (ayumi) meaning "walk" or 鮎 (ayu) meaning "ayu, sweetfish", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child" or 小 (ko) meaning "small, little". Other kanji combinations are possible.