Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 芽良新, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. ME-ṘAH-NEE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot", 良 (ra) meaning "good" combined with 新 (ii) meaning "new". Other kanji combinations are possible.Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Melanie.