Ayame
菖蒲
A girl name with 2 common kanji spellings. The most typical, 菖蒲, combines iris + bulrush.
- Hiragana
- あやめ
- Katakana
- アヤメ
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Ayame
- Morae
- 3 あやめ
- Gender
- Girl
Kanji spellings
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
菖蒲
- 菖iris
- 蒲bulrush
彩芽
- 彩colour, colouring
- 芽bud, sprout
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Ayame. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- あやちゃんaya-chan
- あやめちゃんayame-chan
- あーちゃんa-chan
As a full name
In Japanese the surname comes first.