indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Chinese
Scripts 明里, 明莉, 明梨, 明李, 明丽, 明立, 明礼, etc.(Chinese)
Other Forms FormsAkari (Japanese)
Meaning & History
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 里 (lǐ) meaning "village; neighbor", 莉 (lì) meaning "jasmine", 梨 (lí) meaning "pear", 李 (lǐ) meaning "plum", 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish" or 礼 (lǐ) meaning "rite, ceremony, gift, present". Other character combinations can form this name as well.