Kai (name)
| Kai |
| Pronunciation |
Keye |
| Gender |
Unisex |
| Origin |
| Word/Name |
various |
| Meaning |
various |
| Other names |
| Related names |
Cai, Kaj |
The name Kai ( /ˈkaɪ/) has various origins and meanings in different cultures:
- In Basque, Kai is a common word meaning "pier of a harbour" and a variant of the first name Kaio (from the old Latin name Caius)
- In Burmese, Kai means "strong", or "unbreakable"
- In Chinese, Kai is a given name which can be one of several characters. The most common Cantonese name is "繼" with five radicals for silkworms on sieve, meaning "unceasing (like silk)" or "following intimately (like silk)" or "continual (like silk)". The most common Mandarin name, "凱"， meaning "victory" or "triumphant".
- In Estonian, Kai is a female name meaning "pier"
- In Finnish, Kai is a common male name meaning "probably"
- In Hawaiian, Kai means "ocean" or "ocean water"
- In Hmong, Kai is a male name that is sometimes spelled Kha
- In Japanese, Kai may mean "big water", "the ocean", "the sea" or "paddle". Kai may also mean "change" or "the action to correct", "taker", "receiver", "mediation" or "concerning oneself with".
- In Māori, Kai means "food"
- In Navajo, Kʼaiʼ means "willow tree"
- In North Germanic languages, Kai means "keeper of the keys; earth". In Germanic languages, Kai means quay or safe harbor.
- In Welsh, Kai is a popular given name normally spelt Cai, from the Arthurian legend of Sir Kay
- In Yoruba, a Nigerian language, Kai means "love"
- In Cornish, Kai means "dog", and is often used as a dog name
According to the 1990 United States Census, Kai is a very rare male first name. In Northern Ireland, data indicated that "Kai" experienced a significant rise in popularity as a male give name from 2002 to 2003. It has become popular in the UK, with many children born in the mid to late 1990s given the name. While it is typically a male given name, in recent years it has become popular among females as well. [1]
Given name
- Kai, high priest to Pharaoh Khufu, in ancient Egypt
- Kai Althoff (born 1966), German multimedia artist
- Kai Bird (born 1951), American journalist
- Kai Budde (born 1979), German gamer
- Kai Diekmann (born 1964), German journalist
- Kai Donner (1888–1935), Finnish linguist
- Kai Eckhardt (born 1961), German musician
- Kai Eide (born 1949), Norwegian diplomat
- Kai T. Erikson (born 1931), American sociologist
- Kai Fagaschinski (born 1974), German musician
- Kai Fjell (1907–1989), Norwegian painter
- Kai Gehring (born 1977), German politician
- Kai Hahto (born 1973), Finnish drummer
- Kai Hansen (born 1963), German musician
- Kai Holm (1896–1985), Danish actor
- Kai Holst (1913–1945), Norwegian resistance fighter
- Kai Johansen (1940–2007), Danish football player
- Kai Londo (1845–1896), Sierra Leonese warrior king
- Kai Owen (born 1975), Welsh actor
- Kai Krause (born 1957), German software designer
- Kai Mosaker, Norwegian drummer
- Kai Nielsen (born 1926), Canadian philosopher
- Kai Pahlman (born 1935), Finnish fotballer
- Kai Reus (born 1985), Dutch cyclist
- Kai Ryssdal (born 1963), American radio journalist
- Kai Siegbahn (1918–2007), Swedish physicist
- Kai Stephens, British musician
- Kai Wiesinger (born 1966), German actor
- Kai Winding (1922–1983), Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer
- Kai (born 1981), Japanese drummer of visual kei band The GazettE (ガゼット/Gazetto)
Kaj (the Germanic form of Kai)
- Kaj Aksel Hansen (1917–1987), Danish football player
- Kaj Birksted, Danish fighter pilot
- Kaj Busch, Australian television presenter
- Kaj Christiansen (1921–2008), Danish football player
- Kaj Chydenius (born 1939), Finnish composer
- Kaj Franck (1911–1989), Finnish designer
- Kaj Frederiksen (1916–1991), Danish boxer
- Kaj Gnudtzmann (1880–1948), Danish gymnist
- Kaj Hansen (footballer born 1940) (1940–2009), Danish football player
- Kaj Hasselriis (born 1974), Canadian journalist
- Kaj Leo Johannesen (born 1964), Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
- Kaj Munk (1898–1944), Danish playwright
- Kaj Stenvall (born 1951), Finnish artist
- Kaj Uldaler (1906–1987), Danish football player
- Kaj Ulrik Linderstrøm-Lang (1896–1959), Danish scientist
- Niels Kaj Jerne (1911–1994), Danish immunologist
Surname
Characters
- Kai, a character in the manga and 1988 anime film Akira
- Kai, fictional character in the video games Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town and Harvest Moon 64
- Kai, fictional character in the video game Heavenly Sword
- Kai, fictional character in the television series Lexx
- Kai, fictional god in the Lone Wolf gamebook series, and hence name of the order of warrior-monks known as the Kai Lords
- Kai, fictional character in the Mortal Kombat games
- Kai, fictional villain in two cross over episodes of American television series' "NCIS: Los Angeles" and "NCIS" [2] [3]
- Kai, fictional character in the video game Ōkami
- Kai, fictional character in The Snow Queen, a tale by Hans Christian Andersen
- Kai the Horseclaw, fictional bird in the manga Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
- Kai Booker, fictional character from the television series Being Erica
- Kai Chen, fictional character in the television series Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy
- Kai Hiwatari, fictional character in the anime and manga series Beyblade
- Kai Ichinose, fictional character in the anime film and manga series Piano no Mori
- Kai Kogashiwa, fictional character in the anime and manga series Initial D
- Kai Leng, fictional character in the video game series Mass Effect
- Kai Lung, fictional character in a series of novels by Ernest Bramah
- Kai Miyagusuku, fictional character in the anime Blood+
- Kai Ozu, fictional character in the television series Mahou Sentai Magiranger
- Kai Sagano, fictional character in the anime and manga series Kizuna: Bonds of Love
- Kai Shiden, fictional character in the anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam
- Bajoran Kai, fictional supreme religious figure of Bajor in Star Trek
- King Kai, fictional gods in the manga Dragon Ball Z
- Ukiko Kai, fictional character in the comic book series Kabuki
References
- ^ "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. http://www.groni.gov.uk/Publication/512004111434.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-14. "Kai has risen from rank 156 in 2002 to rank 94 in 2003...."
- ^ http://www.cbs.com/primetime/ncis_los_angeles/recaps/105/recaps.php?season=1
- ^ http://www.cbs.com/primetime/ncis/recaps/707/recaps.php?season=7
See also