Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Japanese (Rare) Pronounced Pron. A-EE-CHEE-YO [key·IPA] Meaning & History Combination of Ai 1 and Chiyo.This was also a masculine name, being used as the childhood name of Sengoku period general Edo Michimasa (江戸 通政) (1538-1567).This name is extremely rare.