Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 仁愛, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ニア(Japanese Katakana) Pronounced Pron. NEE-AH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible. Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the word near.