Kai (name)
The name Kai or Cai has various origins and meanings in different cultures:
- In Basque, kai is a common word meaning "pier of a harbor" and a variant of the first name Kaio.
- 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 German, Kai has the same meaning as in Frisian.
- In Hawaiian, Kai is a unisex name which means "sea".
- In Hebrew, some consider Kai to be an acronym for "holiness of the land of Israel".
- In Japanese, kai has a number of meanings, including "ocean", "shell", "restoration" and "recovery". As a surname, it means "Worth".
- In Kono and Kissi, Kai is a male name; it is also a paramount chief title or prefix that means king of kings.
- In Maori, kai means "food" or "meal".
- In Swahili, Kai is a female name meaning "lovable".
- In Swedish, Kai is a male name meaning "rejoice".
- In Tamil, kai means vegetables or cooked vegetables.
- In Thai, kai means "chicken" and is used as a nickname.
- In Welsh, Kai is a popular given name normally spelled "Cai". It is used as an independent name in Wales due to its use in the Arthurian legend of Sir Kay.
People with the given name Kai
- Kai Alexander British actor
- Kai Altair, American musician
- Kai Althoff, German multimedia artist
- Kai Bird, American journalist
- Kai Budde, German gamer
- Kai Diekmann, German journalist
- Kai Donner, Finnish linguist
- Kai Eckhardt, German musician
- Kai Eide, Norwegian diplomat
- Kai Erikson, American sociologist
- Kai Fagaschinski, German musician
- Kai Fjell, Norwegian painter
- Kai Forbath, NFL Kicker
- Kai Gehring, German politician
- Kai Greene, American bodybuilder
- Kai Grjotheim, Norwegian chemist
- Kai Hahto, Finnish drummer
- Kai Hansen, German musician
- Kai Harada, Japanese rock climber
- Kai Havertz, German footballer
- Kai Holm, Danish actor
- Kai Holst, Norwegian resistance fighter
- Kai Horwitz, Chilean Olympic alpine skier
- Kai Johansen, Danish football player
- Kai Kara-France, New Zealand mixed martial-artist
- Kai Karsten, German Olympic sprinter
- Kai Kazmirek, German decathlete
- Kai Krause, German software designer
- Kai Langerfeld, Canadian Olympic Rower
- Kai Laukkanen, Finnish motorcycle speedway rider
- Kai Londo, Sierra Leonese warrior king
- Kai Mosaker, Norwegian drummer
- Kai Nielsen , Danish sculptor
- Kai Nielsen , Canadian philosopher
- Sixten Kai Nielsen, Danish artist
- Kai Niemi, Finnish motorcycle speedway rider
- Kai Ko, Taiwanese actor and singer
- Kai Ogasawara, Japanese actor and dancer of the group Bullet Train
- Kai Owen, Welsh actor
- Kai Pahlman, Finnish football player
- Kai Reus, Dutch cyclist
- Kai Risholt, Norwegian football player
- Kai Rüütel, Estonian opera singer
- Kai Ryssdal, American radio journalist
- Kai Siegbahn, Swedish physicist
- Kai Stephens, British musician
- Kai Tracid, German DJ and producer
- Kai Wiesinger, German actor
- Kai Winding, Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer
- Kai Wulff, American actor
- Wang Kai, Chinese football player
- Wang Kai, Chinese football player
- Wang Kai, Chinese actor
- Zheng Kai, Chinese actor
- Zhang Kai, Chinese basketball player
- Sun Kai, Chinese football player
- Qin Kai, Chinese diver
- Lu Kai, Chinese badminton player
- Li Kai, Chinese football player
- Hu Kai, Chinese sprinter
- Cui Kai, Chinese track and field athlete
- Feng Kai, Chinese speed skater
- Deng Kai, Chinese politician
- Ma Kai, Chinese politician
- Zou Kai, Chinese Olympic gymnast
- Kai, member of Korean boy band Exo
People with the given name Cai
- Cai Cortez, Filipina actress, comedienne and model
- Cai Evans, Welsh rugby player
- Cai Griffiths, Welsh rugby player
- Cai Gundelach, Danish equestrian
People with the surname
- Asami Kai, Japanese actress and model
- Carole Kai, American entertainer
- Konomi Kai, Japanese long jumper
- Leilani Kai, American professional wrestler
- Marie Kai, Japanese actress
- Natasha Kai, American soccer player
- Shingo Kai, Japanese water polo player
- Shintaro Kai, Japanese golfer
- Takuya Kai, Japanese professional baseball player
- Tomomi Kai, Japanese shogi player
- Toshimitsu Kai, Japanese golfer
- Yasuhiro Kai, Japanese judoka
- Yukiko Kai, Japanese manga artist
People using the mononym
Fictional characters
- Kai Smith, a character from the animated TV series '
- Bajoran Kai, fictional supreme religious figure of the planet Bajor in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Kai, fictional character in "The Snow Queen", a tale by Hans Christian Andersen
- Kai, a supporting character in Disney's Frozen, loosely based on the Hans Christian Andersen character.
- Kai, fictional character in the animated series The Legend of Korra
- Kai, a character in the manga and 1988 anime film Akira
- Kai, fictional character in the video games ' 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 series, and hence name of the order of warrior-monks known as the Kai Lords
- Kai, fictional character in the Mortal Kombat games
- Kai Beezee Tentroy, a fictional member of the Polaris Patrol scout troop in the Time Machine stories published in Boys' Life during the mid-twentieth century.
- Kai Booker, fictional character from the television series Being Erica
- Kai Chen, fictional character in the television series Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy
- Kai Chisaki, fictional character from My Hero Academia
- Kai Shimada, fictional character from Corpse Party
- 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 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 '
- Kai, fictional character in the video game Ōkami
- 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
- List of Blood+ characters#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' and NCIS season 7.
- Ukiko Kai, fictional character in the comic book series Kabuki
- 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 Anderson, fictional character in the TV series '
- Emperor, former Prince Kai, fictional character in the book series The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
- Gaorangers#Kai, fictional character in the Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
- Kai the Master of Pain, a Kung Fu Panda character