Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts ユリア(Japanese Katakana) 優里亜, 百合愛, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. YUU-ṘEE-AH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 優 (yuu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 里 (ri) meaning "village" and 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily" and 愛 (a) meaning "love". Other kanji combinations are possible.