Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 鮎生, 鮎郎, 歩生, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AH-YUU-O [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 鮎 (ayu) meaning "ayu, sweetfish" or 歩 (ayu) meaning "walk" combined with 生 (o) meaning "live" or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.