Kai (name)

The name Kai or Cai /ˈkaɪ/ has various origins and meanings in different cultures:

  • In Estonian, Kai is a female (and very rarely male) name meaning "pier" or "quay".[1][2]
  • In Persian, Kai, or Kay, is a male name, meaning king. It's also the name of a mythological shah (King) in the Shahnameh.
  • In Japanese, kai has a number of meanings, including "ocean" (海), "shell" (貝), "open" (開), "restoration" and "recovery".[3][4]
  • In Māori, kai means "food" or "meal".[5]
  • In Northern Ireland, data indicated that Kai experienced a significant rise in popularity as a male given name from 2002 to 2003.[6]
  • Kai was among the five most popular names for newborn boys of Asian descent in the American state of Virginia in 2022.[7]
Kai
Pronunciation/ˈkaɪ/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/namevarious
Meaningvarious
Other names
Related namesCai, Kaj

Notable people with the given name "Kai" include

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  • Tan Kai (born 1973), Chinese computer technician
  • Tang Kai (born 1996), Chinese mixed martial artist
  • Kai Cheng Thom, Canadian writer
  • Tian Kai (died 199), Chinese general
  • Kai Tier, Australian comedian
  • Kai Toews (born 1998), Japanese basketball player
  • Kaï Tomety (born 1974), Togolese football manager
  • Kai Tracid (born 1972), German disc jockey
  • Kai Trewin (born 2001), Australian footballer
  • Kai Twilfer (born 1976), German merchant

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  • Kai Ueda (born 1996), Japanese baseball player

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  • Xing Kai (born 1989), Chinese footballer
  • Xu Kai (born 1995), Chinese actor

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Fictional characters

Notable people with the surname "Kai" include

See also

References
  1. "English-Estonian MT dictionary". Institute of the Estonian Language. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  2. "Nimede statistika" [Statistics of Names] (in Estonian). Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  3. "English<>Japanese". Dictionary. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  4. "Official list of Kanji permissible for name use".
  5. "kai". Māori Dictionary. John C Moorfield.
  6. "Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003" (PDF) (Press release). Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 2004-01-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2008-02-14. Kai has risen from rank 156 in 2002 to rank 94 in 2003....
  7. "Virginia Department of Health's Office of Vital Records Announces Top Fifteen Baby Names of 2022, Other Interesting Virginia Birth Data".
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