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Kai (name)

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The name Kai (pronounced /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"
  • 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", "mediation" or "concerning oneself with".
  • In Maori, Kai means "food", or the verb "eat" or "feed"
  • In Navajo, Kai 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]

 

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Kaj (the Germanic form of Kai)

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[edit] Characters

  • Kai Miyagusuku, fictional character in the anime Blood+
  • Kai, fictional character in the video game Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
  • Kai, fictional character in the video game Heavenly Sword
  • Kai, fictional character in the video game Ōkami
  • Kai, fictional god in the Lone Wolf gamebook series, and hence name of the order of warrior-monks known as the Kai Lords
  • Kai (LEXX), fictional character in the television series Lexx
  • King Kai, fictional gods in the manga Dragon Ball Z
  • Kai (Akira), a character in the manga and 1988 anime film Akira
  • Kai (Mortal Kombat), fictional character in the Mortal Kombat games
  • Kai Chen, fictional character in the television series Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy
  • Kai Hiwatari, fictional character in the anime and manga series Beyblade
  • 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 Ozu, fictional character in the television series Mahou Sentai Magiranger
  • Kai Shiden, fictional character in the anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam
  • Bajoran Kai, fictional supreme religious figure of Bajor in Star Trek
  • Ukiko Kai, fictional character in the comic book series Kabuki
  • Kai the Horseclaw, fictional bird in the manga Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
  • Kai, fictional character in the Snow Queen tale by Hans Christian Andersen
  • Kai, fictional villain in two cross over episodes of American television series' "NCIS: Los Angeles" and "NCIS" [2] [3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (2004-01-02). "Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003" (PDF). Press release. 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...." 
  2. ^ http://www.cbs.com/primetime/ncis_los_angeles/recaps/105/recaps.php?season=1
  3. ^ http://www.cbs.com/primetime/ncis/recaps/707/recaps.php?season=7

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