Kai

See also kai

English

Etymology

Taken into regular use in the 1990s, with earlier popularity peaks in Scandinavia and Germany. The medieval Danish Kaj is possibly of Roman origin, Latinized as Caius, like the rare medieval English male given name Kay. The German Kai may also derive from a West Frisian pet form of Gerard, Cornelius, Nicholas, or Kampe "warrior". In the U.S. Kai has also been explained as Hawaiian kai (“sea”).

Proper noun

Kai

1. A male given name of modern usage.
2. (rare) A female given name of modern usage.

Anagrams

• KIA

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Danish

Proper noun

Kai

1. A male given name, a less common spelling of Kaj.

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 8 117 males with the given name Kai (compared to 31 574 named Kaj) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

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Estonian

Proper noun

Kai

1. A female given name, short for Kaia, Katariina ( =Catherine).

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kai]

Proper noun

Kai m

1. A male given name, compare Kaj (more common, but Danish spelling)

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Kai: Kaisson
• daughter Kai: Kaisdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Kai
Accusative	Kai
Dative	Kai
Genitive	Kais

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Kai
• Rhymes: -ɑi
• IPA: [kɑi]

Proper noun

Kai

1. A male given name derived from Danish Kaj.

Declension

Declension of Kai (type maa) singular plural nominative Kai Kait genitive Kain Kaiden Kaitten partitive Kaita Kaita accusative Kai Kain Kait inessive Kaissa Kaissa elative Kaista Kaista illative Kaihin Kaihin adessive Kailla Kailla ablative Kailta Kailta allative Kaille Kaille essive Kaina Kaina translative Kaiksi Kaiksi instructive – Kain abessive Kaitta Kaitta comitative – Kaineen

Anagrams

• Aki

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German

Etymology 1

Dutch kaai

Noun

Kai m

1. quay

Etymology 2

Wikipedia ^de

Taken into regular use in the 20th century; either borrowed from Danish Kaj, or from a West Frisian baby talk form of Kaimbe , Kempe (fighter, warrior), Gerrit ( =Gerard), Cornelis (= Cornelius) and Kleis ( =Nicholas).

Proper noun

Kai m, (f)

1. A male given name (mostly in Northern Germany)
2. (rare) A female given name, diminutive of Katharina.

Alternative forms

• Kaj, Kay

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Hawaiian

Etymology

kai (“sea, sea water”) ; also a short form of compound given names containing this word.

Proper noun

Kai

1. A male given name.
2. (less common) A female given name.

References

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kai occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 10 women and 13 men.
• Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names by State: Kai was included in the top hundred first names for boys born in the State of Hawaii in 1995-2008.

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Kai

1. A male given name derived from Danish Kaj.

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Turkish

Proper noun

Kai

1. A male given name derived from Kayı.

See also

• Kailar
• Kayılar