Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 新希, 肉桂, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. neek̚-kee [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 新 (ni) meaning "new" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope" or also 肉桂 (nikki) meaning "cinnamon". Other kanji combinations are possible.Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Nikki.