At a Glance: Name: Aoi – Meaning: hollyhock; or, written with a different character, "blue" or the green of new leaves – Origin: Japanese – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: ah-OH-ee
Aoi is a Japanese unisex name meaning “hollyhock; or, written with a different character, "blue" or the green of new leaves”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Aoi
Meaning: Hollyhock; or, written with a different character, "blue" or the green of new leaves.
Origin: Japanese.
A common claim: Aoi is often translated simply as "blue." Actually: That's only one reading — depending on which character is used, Aoi can instead mean "hollyhock," a completely different meaning.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Aoi
Phonetic: ah-OH-ee IPA: /ɑːˈoʊ.i/
Popularity of Aoi
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1994–2023.
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