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Kai (name)

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

  • In Estonian, Kai is a female name derived from Katherine.
  • In Persian, Kai, or Kay, is a male name, meaning "king". It is also the name of a mythological shah (king) in the Shahnameh.
  • In Japanese, kai has a number of meanings, including "ocean" (海), "shell" (貝), etc. [1][2]
Kai
Pronunciation/ˈkaɪ/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/namevarious
Meaningvarious
Region of originvarious
Other names
Variant form(s)Cai, Kye
Related namesKaj, Kay


Notable people with the given name "Kai" include

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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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Cai

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Fictional characters

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  • Kai, a character in Ninjago
  • Kai, one of the nine default heroes featured in Minecraft

Shahnameh. Kai is the son of Kay Qobād and is succeeded by his grandson Kay Khosrow.

Notable people with the surname "Kai" include

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "English<>Japanese". Dictionary. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  2. ^ "Official list of Kanji permissible for name use". Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
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