Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname Usage Japanese Scripts 葵, 碧(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AW-OI-EE [key] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 3/30/2014 by vermontbirdie Edited 3/31/2014 by vermontbirdie Meaning & History From Japanese 葵 "hollyhock, althea" or 碧 "blue". This name is a given name as well as a surname.