Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts えりえ(Japanese Hiragana) 絵里恵, 佐理江, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. E-ṘEE-E [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 絵 (e) meaning "picture", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour". Other kanji combinations are possible.Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Eli 1.