Name: Kai
Gender: Unisex (Male and Female)
Usage: Kai, of basque origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a unisex (male and female) name.
People having the name Kai are in general originating from China, Estonia, Finland, France, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Kai across the world, see Kaj.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Kai is: Rejoice, Ocean.
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Numerology of the first name Kai: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 3. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: expressive, imaginative, sociable, jovial, positive, optimistic, artistic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Creative, Light-Hearted
Ruling planet: Jupiter
Colors: Purple, Lilac, Mauve
Gemstones: Amethyst
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The name Kai is ranked on the 1,515th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 302100 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.005% of the population. The name Kai has three characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Kai for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
The name Kai /ˈkaɪ/ has various origins and meanings in different cultures:
- In Ancient Greek, Kai (και) is a conjunction meaning "and"
- 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 common name that can have one of several meanings, including "triumphant" (凱)
- In Cornish, Kai means "dog", and is often used as a dog name
- In Estonian, Kai is a female name meaning "pier"
- In Finnish, Kai is a common male name, Finnish form of Kaj. The term "kai" also means "probably" in Finnish
- In Hawaiian, Kai means "ocean" or "ocean water"
- In Hmong, Kai is a male name that is sometimes spelled Kha
- In Japanese, Kai has a number of meanings, including "ocean" (海), "shell" (貝), "restoration" and "recovery."
- In Māori, Kai means "food"
- 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 Scottish, Kai means "fire"
- In Swahilli, Kai means "loveable", and is given to a baby of female gender
- In Tagalog, Kai is an abbreviated version of the word "kaibigan", which means "friend"
- In Urdu, Kai is short for "Kainat", meaning "universe". It is usually a nickname, though it can be a real name too. Other nicknames for the same name may include Kaiskii, Kaina and Kaiya
- In Welsh, Kai is a popular given name normally spelt Cai, from the Arthurian legend of Sir Kay
- In Wolof (Senegalese language) kai means 'come'
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 among females as well.
Scandinavian (mainly Danish), N. German, and Frisian: a popular name of uncertain origin. It may be connected with the Old Norse vocabulary word kaða hen, chicken. Alternatively, it may come from the Roman name Gaius (see Cayo). See also Kay.
Variant: Kaj.
Cognate: Czech: Kája, Kájin.
Pet forms: Czech: Kajík, Kajíček, Kajínek.
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