Kai (name)

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The name Kai 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, meaning "happy").
• In Burmese, kai means "strong" or "unbreakable".
• In Chinese, Kai is a very common given name with one of several meanings, most commonly "victory" (?/?), "start" or "open" (?/?). Kai is often used in names meaning "start" (?) in Cantonese Chinese.
• In Estonian, Kai is a female name meaning "pier".
• In Finnish, Kai is a common male name, Finnish form of Kaj.
• In Frisian, Kai is a short form of Frisian "Kaimbe", meaning "warrior."
• In Hawaiian, kai means "ocean" or "ocean water".
• In Kono and Kissi, Kai is a male name; it is also a Paramount Chief title or prefix that means king of kings
• In Japanese, Kai has a number of meanings, including "ocean" (?), "shell" (?), "restoration" and "recovery". As a surname, it means "Worth" (??).
• In Navajo, kai means "willow tree".
• In Germanic languages, kai means "quay" or "safe harbor".
• In Scottish, Kai means "fire".
• In Swahili, Kai is a female name meaning "lovable".
• In Swedish, Kai is a male name meaning "Rejoice".
• In Thai, kai means "chicken" and used as a nickname.
• In Wayuu, kai means "sun". It also means "the one who brings the light in the dawn" and/or "the one who brings knowledge".
• In Welsh, Kai is a popular given name normally spelt "Cai". It is the diminutive of Cajus, meaning "Rejoicer", and is frequently used as an independent name in Wales due to its use in the Arthurian legend of Sir Kay. Another variation is Cae, meaning "pitch" or "field".

In Northern Ireland, data indicated that Kai experienced a significant rise in popularity as a male given 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 for girls as well.

Video Kai (name)

Given name

• Wang Kai (born 1989), Chinese football player
• Wang Kai (born 1983), Chinese football player
• Wang Kai (born 1982), Chinese actor
• Zheng Kai (born 1986), Chinese actor
• Zhang Kai (born 1982), Chinese basketball player
• Sun Kai (born 1991), Chinese football player
• Qin Kai (born 1986), Chinese diver
• Lu Kai (born 1991), Chinese badminton player
• Li Kai (born 1989), Chinese football player
• Hu Kai (born 1982), Chinese sprinter
• Cui Kai (born 1982), Chinese track and field athlete
• Feng Kai (born 1974), Chinese speed skater
• Deng Kai (born 1959), Chinese politician
• Ma Kai (born 1946), Chinese politician
• Kai Ko (born 1991), Taiwanese actor and singer
• Kai Altair (born 1984), American musician
• 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 Erikson (born 1931), American sociologist
• Kai Fagaschinski (born 1974), German musician
• Kai Fjell (1907-1989), Norwegian painter
• Kai Gehring (born 1977), German politician
• Kai Greene (born 1975), American bodybuilder
• Kai Grjotheim (1919-2003), Norwegian chemist
• 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 Karsten (born 1968), German Olympic sprinter
• Kai Kazmirek (born 1991), German decathlete
• Kai Krause (born 1957), German software designer
• Kai Langerfeld (born 1987), Canadian Olympic Rower
• Kai Laukkanen (born 1975), Finnish motorcycle speedway rider
• Kai Londo (1845-1896), Sierra Leonese warrior king
• Kai Mosaker (Trym Torson; born 1974), Norwegian drummer
• Kai Nielsen
  • Kai Nielsen (1882-1924), Danish sculptor
  • Kai Nielsen (born 1926), Canadian philosopher
  • Sixten Kai Nielsen (born 1978), Danish artist
• Kai Niemi (born 1955), Finnish motorcycle speedway rider
• Kai Ogasawara (born 1994), Japanese actor and dancer of the group Bullet Train (band)
• Kai Owen (born 1975), Welsh actor
• Kai Pahlman (1935-2013), Finnish football player
• Kai Reus (born 1985), Dutch cyclist
• Kai Risholt (born 1979), Norwegian football player
• Kai Rüütel (born 1981), Estonian opera singer
• Kai Ryssdal (born 1963), American radio journalist
• Kai Siegbahn (1918-2007), Swedish physicist
• Kai Stephens, British musician
• Kai Tracid (born 1972), German DJ and producer
• 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 (????/Gazetto)
• Kai Zou (born 1988), Chinese Olympic gymnast
• Kai (Kim Jong-in, born 1994), member of South Korean boy band EXO

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Surname

• Asami Kai, Japanese actress and model
• Carole Kai (born 1944), American entertainer
• Konomi Kai (born 1993), Japanese long jumper
• Leilani Kai (born 1960), American professional wrestler
• Marie Kai, Japanese actress
• Natasha Kai (born 1983), American soccer player
• Shingo Kai, Japanese water polo player
• Shintaro Kai, Japanese golfer
• Tomomi Kai, professional shogi player
• Toshimitsu Kai, Japanese golfer

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Characters

• Bajoran Kai, fictional supreme religious figure of Bajor in Star Trek
• Kai, fictional character in "The Snow Queen", a tale by Hans Christian Andersen
• Kai, fictional character in the animated series The Legend of Korra
• Kai (Akira), 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 (LEXX), fictional character in the television series Lexx
• Kai, fictional god in the Lone Wolf (gamebooks) series, and hence name of the order of warrior-monks known as the Kai Lords
• Kai (Mortal Kombat), fictional character in the Mortal Kombat games
• Kai Booker, fictional character from the television series Being Erica
• Kai Chen, fictional character in the television series Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy
• Kai Green, a minor character in Ben 10 and Ben 10: Omniverse
• Kai Hiwatari, fictional character in the anime and manga series Beyblade
• Kai the Horseclaw, fictional bird in the manga Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
• Kai Kogashiwa, fictional character in the anime and manga series Initial D
• Kai Lung, fictional character in a series of novels by Ernest Bramah
• Kai Toshiki, fictional character in the anime and manga series Cardfight!! Vanguard
• Kai Sagano, fictional character in the anime and manga series Kizuna: Bonds of Love
• Kai Smith, fictional character in the TV show Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
• Kai, fictional character in the video game ?kami
• Kai Leng, fictional character in the video game series Mass Effect
• Kai Ichinose, fictional character in the anime film and manga series Piano no Mori
• Kai Miyagusuku, fictional character in the anime Blood+
• Kai Ozu, fictional character of the Ozu Family in the television series Mahou Sentai Magiranger
• Kai Shiden, fictional character in the anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam
• The Kais, gods in the manga and anime Dragon Ball Z
• Lee Wan Kai, fictional villain in two cross over episodes of American television series' NCIS: Los Angeles (season 1) and NCIS season 7.
• Ukiko Kai, fictional character in the comic book series Kabuki
• Kai Allad-Liao, fictional character in the Battletech universe
• Kai Proctor, fictional character in the television series Banshee
• Kai Parker, fictional character in the television series The Vampire Diaries
• Kai, fictional character in the 2013 film 47 Ronin
• Kai, fictional character in the Orange Juice video game series
• Kai Anderson, fictional character in the TV series American Horror Story: Cult
• Emperor or Prince Kai, fictional character in the book series The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

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See also

• Kai (disambiguation)
• Kay (disambiguation)

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References

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