Kai (name)
The name Kai 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 in the Shahnameh.
- In Japanese, kai has a number of meanings, including "ocean", "shell", etc.
- In Hawaiian, Kai is the word for “sea” in its language.
Notable people with the given name "Kai" include
A
- Kai Aareleid, Estonian writer
- Kai Alaerts, Belgian skier
- Kai Alexander, British actor
- Kai Altair, American musician
- Kai Althoff, German multimedia artist
- Kai Ambos, German judge
- Kai Normann Andersen, Danish composer
- Kai Arzheimer, German professor
- Kai Asakura, Japanese mixed martial artist
- Kai Atō, Japanese actor
B
- Kai Behrend, German mathematician
- Kai Belton, American politician from Connecticut
- Kai Bird, American journalist
- Kai Bjorn, Canadian sailor
- Kai Böcking, German television presenter
- Kai Bracht, German ski jumper
- Kai Brodersen, German historian
- Kai Luke Brümmer, South African actor
- Kai Brünker, German footballer
- Kai Aage Bruun, Danish writer
- Kai Budde, German gamer
- Kai Bülow, German footballer
- Kai Bumann, German conductor
- Kai Burger, German footballer
C
- Kai Cenat, American YouTuber
- Chang Kai, Chinese physicist
- Chen Kai, Chinese footballer
- Kai Chang, Jamaican discus thrower
- Kai Cipot, Slovenian footballer
- Kai Compagner, Dutch rower
- Kai Corbett, Spanish footballer
- Kai Correa, American baseball coach
- Cui Kai, Chinese track and field athlete
- Cui Kai (footballer), Chinese footballer
- Kai Curry-Lindahl, Swedish zoologist
D
- Deng Kai, Chinese politician
- Kai Diekmann, German journalist
- Kai Donner, Finnish linguist
E
- Kai Ebel, German sports journalist
- Kai Eckhardt, German musician
- Kai Edwards, Australian swimmer
- Kai Edwards (basketball), Dutch basketball player
- Kai Eide, Norwegian diplomat
- Kai Ekanger, Norwegian politician
- Kai Ellis, American football player
- Kai Engelke, German poet, writer, and music journalist
- Kai Arne Engelstad, Norwegian speed skater
- Kai Ephron, American film director
- Kai T. Erikson, Austrian-born American sociologist
- Kai Ewans, Dutch-American musician
F
- Kai Fagaschinski, German musician
- Kai Falkenberg, American lawyer
- Kai Falkenthal, German yacht racer
- Kai G. Farley, Liberian politician
- Feng Kai, Chinese speed skater
- Kai Fischer, German actress
- Kai Fjell, Norwegian painter
- Kai Abdul Foday, Sierra Leonean politician
- Kai Forbath, American football player
- Kai Fotheringham, Scottish footballer
- Kai Frobel, German ecologist
G
- Kai Gehring, German politician
- Kai Gehring (footballer), German footballer
- Gong Kai, Chinese politician
- Kai Greene, American bodybuilder
- Kai Greene (soccer), American soccer player
- Kai Grjotheim, Norwegian chemist
- Kai Gronauer, German baseball player
- Kai Gullmar, Swedish composer
H
- Kai Haaskivi, Finnish footballer
- Kai Häfner, German handball player
- Kai Hahto, Finnish drummer
- Kai Hansen, German musician
- Kai Harada, Japanese rock climber
- Kai Havertz, German footballer
- Kai Heerings, Dutch footballer
- Kai Helenius, Finnish diplomat
- Kai G. Henriksen, Norwegian businessman
- Kai Herdling, German footballer
- Kai Erik Herlovsen, Norwegian footballer
- Kai Hermann, German journalist
- Kai Hesse, German footballer
- Kai Hibbard, American activist
- Kai Hietarinta, Finnish businessman and ice hockey executive
- Kai Hirano, Japanese footballer
- Kai Hirschmann, English civil servant
- Kai Ho, Hong Kong barrister
- Kai Holm, Danish actor
- Kai Holst, Norwegian activist
- Kai Honasan, Filipino singer-songwriter
- Kai Hormann, German computer scientist
- Kai Horstmann, English rugby union footballer
- Kai Horwitz, Chilean skier
- Kai Hospelt, German ice hockey player
- Hou Kai, Chinese politician
- Hu Kai, Chinese sprinter
- Kai Huckenbeck, German speedway racer
- Kai Huisman, Dutch footballer
- Kai Hundertmarck, German cyclist
I
- Kai Ishii, Japanese rugby union footballer
- Kai Ishizu, Japanese footballer
- Kai Ishizawa, Japanese boxer
J
- Kai Jahnsson, Finnish sport shooter
- Kai Jensen, Danish athlete
- Kai Johan Jiang, Swedish-Chinese businessman
- Kai Johansen, Danish footballer
- Kai Johansson, Finnish swimmer
- Kai Jones, Bahamian basketball player
K
- Kai Kahele, American politician
- Kai Kalima, Finnish politician
- Kai Kamaka III, American mixed martial artist
- Kai Kantola, Finnish-American ice hockey player
- Kai Kara-France, New Zealand mixed martial artist
- Kai Karsten, German sprinter
- Kai Kasiguran, American soccer player
- Kai Kazmirek, German decathlete
- Kai Kennedy, Scottish footballer
- Kai Killerud, Norwegian handball player
- Kai Klefisch, German footballer
- Kai Knagenhjelm, Norwegian civil servant
- Kai Knudsen, Norwegian judge
- Kai Ko, Taiwanese actor and singer
- Kai Kobayashi, Japanese racewalker
- Kai A. Konrad, German economist
- Kai Koreniuk, Dutch-American soccer player
- Kai Kovaljeff, Finnish ski jumper
- Kai Aage Krarup, Danish equestrian
- Kai Krause, German software designer
- Kai Kroeger, American football player
- Kai Krüger, Norwegian jurist
- Kai Kyllönen, Finnish athlete
L
- Kai Lagesen, Norwegian footballer
- Kai Langerfeld, Canadian rower
- Kai Larsen, Danish botanist
- Kai Laukkanen, Finnish motorcycle racer
- Kai Lawonn, German computer scientist
- Kai Lee, Chinese-American scientist
- Kai Lehtinen, Finnish actor
- Kai Lenny, American surfer
- Li Kai, Chinese footballer
- Kai Li, Chinese-American computer scientist
- Kai Li (businessman), Chinese-American businessman
- Liang Kai, Chinese painter
- Kai Lightner, American climber
- Kai Lindberg, Danish politician
- Ling Kai, Singaporean singer-songwriter
- Kai Linnilä, Finnish editor
- Liu Kai (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kai Locksley, American football player
- Kai Londo, Sierra Leonean warrior
- Kai Lossgott, German-South African artist
- Lu Kai, Chinese military general
- Lü Kai, Chinese politician
- Lu Kai (badminton), Chinese badminton player
- Kai Luibrand, German footballer
- Kai Lykke, Danish noble
M
- Ma Kai, Chinese politician
- Kai Mahler, Swiss skier
- Kai Matsuzaki, Japanese footballer
- Kai McKenzie-Lyle, English footballer
- Kai Meriluoto, Finnish footballer
- Kai Merk, German footballer
- Kai Metov, Russian singer-songwriter
- Kai Michalke, German footballer
- Kai Miki, Japanese footballer
- Kai Møller, Norwegian politician
- Kai Montinola, Filipino model and actress
- Kai Müller, German canoeist
- Kai Mykkänen, Finnish politician
N
- Kai Nacua, American football player
- Kai Nielsen (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kai Niemi, Finnish motorcycle racer
- Kai Nieminen, Finnish writer
- Kai Nurminen, Finnish ice hockey player
- Kai Nürnberger, German basketball player
- Kai Nyyssönen, Finnish footballer
O
- Kai O'Donnell, Australian rugby league footballer
- Kai Ortio, Finnish ice hockey player
- Kai Oswald, German footballer
- Kai Outa, Finnish weightlifter
- Kai Øverland, Norwegian politician
- Kai Owen, Welsh actor
- Kai Owen (rugby union), English rugby union footballer
- Kai Owens, American skier
- Kai Ozaki, Japanese skier
P
- Kai Paananen, Finnish businessman
- Kai Pahlman, Finnish footballer
- Kai Pearce-Paul, English rugby league footballer
- Kai Peterson, German actor
- Kai Pfeiffer, German visual artist
- Kai Pflaume, German television presenter
- Kai Pirttijärvi, Finnish athlete
- Poh Soo Kai, Singaporean doctor
- Kai Pröger, German footballer
- Kai Puolamäki, Finnish physician
Q
- Qidiao Kai, Chinese philosopher
- Qin Kai (disambiguation), multiple people
R
- Kai Rapsch, German musician
- Kai Rautio, Finnish ice hockey player
- Kai Remlov, Norwegian actor
- Kai Reus, Dutch cyclist
- Kai Rimmel, Estonian politician
- Kai Risholt, Norwegian footballer
- Kai Røberg, Norwegian footballer
- Kai Rooney, English footballer
- Kai Rossen, German chemist
- Kai Rüder, German equestrian
- Kai Rüütel, Estonian singer
- Kai Ryssdal, American radio journalist
S
- Kai Sakakibara, Australian cyclist
- Kai Salomaa, Finnish-Canadian computer scientist
- Kai Sasaki, Japanese footballer
- Kai Sato, American entrepreneur
- Kai Sauer, German-Finnish diplomat
- Kai Schäfer, German badminton player
- Kai Schoppitsch, Austrian footballer
- Kai Schramayer, German wheelchair tennis player
- Kai Schumacher, German pianist
- Kai Schwertfeger, German footballer
- Kai Scott, American attorney
- Kai Selvon, Trinidadian sprinter
- Kai Setälä, Finnish professor
- Kai Shibato, Japanese footballer
- Kai Siegbahn, Swedish physicist
- Kai Simons, Finnish professor
- Kai Sjøberg, Norwegian footballer
- Kai Smith, Emirati cricketer
- Kai Somerto, Finnish diplomat
- Song Kai (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kai Soremekun, Canadian filmmaker
- Kai Sotto, Filipino basketball player
- Kai Staats, American filmmaker
- Kai Starr, American author
- Kai Steffen, German footballer
- Kai Ove Stokkeland, Norwegian football manager
- Kai Stratznig, Austrian footballer
- Kai Strauss, German singer
- Kai Suikkanen, Finnish ice hockey player
- Sun Kai, Chinese footballer
- Kai Swoboda, Australian canoeist
- Kai Syväsalmi, Finnish ice hockey player
T
- Tan Kai, Chinese computer technician
- Tang Kai, Chinese mixed martial artist
- Kai Cheng Thom, Canadian writer
- Tian Kai, Chinese general
- Kai Tier, Australian comedian
- Kai Toews, Japanese basketball player
- Kai Tracid, German disc jockey
- Kai Trewin, Australian footballer
- Kai Trump, American social media personality
- Kai Twilfer, German merchant
U
- Kai Ueda, Japanese baseball player
V
- Kai van Hese, Dutch footballer
- Kai Verbij, Dutch speed skater
- Kai von Warburg, German rower
W
- Kai Wagner, German footballer
- Wang Kai (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kai Walter, German canoeist
- Kai Warner, German musician
- Kai Wartiainen, Finnish architect
- Kai Wegner, German politician
- Kai Wehmeier, German-American philosopher
- Kai Wessel (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kai Whittaker, German politician
- Kai Widdrington, British dancer
- Kai Wiesinger, German actor
- Kai Ashante Wilson, American author
- Kai Winding, Danish-American musician
- Kai Wright, American journalist
- Kai Wucherpfennig, German-American biologist
- Kai Wulff, American actor
X
Y
- Kai Yearn, English footballer
- Yee Seu Kai, Malaysian politician
Z
- Kai Zeiglar, American football player
- Kai Zen (actress), American actress
- Zhang Kai, Chinese basketball player
- Zhang Kai (lawyer), Chinese lawyer
- Zheng Kai, Chinese actor
- Zong Kai, Chinese Paralympic athlete
- Zou Kai, Chinese gymnast
Cai
- Cai Cortez, Filipino actress
- Cai Emmons, American author
- Cai Evans, Welsh professional rugby union player
- Cai Griffiths, Welsh rugby union player
- Cai Gundelach, Danish equestrian
- Cai Hegermann-Lindencrone, Danish general and politician
- Cai-Göran Alexander Stubb, Finnish politician
Fictional characters
- Kai Anderson, a character in American Horror Story: Cult
- 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.
- Kai Chen, a character in the television series Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
- Kai Hiwatari, a character in Beyblade
- Kai Lung, a character in an eponymous novel series written by Ernest Bramah
- Kai Shiden, a character in ''Mobile Suit Gundam''
Notable people with the surname "Kai" include
- Akihito Kai, Japanese handball player
- Asami Kai, Japanese actress
- Bertrand Kaï, New Caledonian footballer
- Carole Kai, American entertainer
- Dakota Kai, New Zealand professional wrestler
- Haji Kai, Tanzanian politician
- Kai Feng, Chinese politician
- Kentaro Kai, Japanese footballer
- Konomi Kai, Japanese long jumper
- Lani Kai, American singer
- Leilani Kai, American professional wrestler
- Marie Kai, Japanese actress
- Masato Kai, Japanese volleyball player
- Natasha Kai, American soccer player
- Roland B. Kai, Liberian politician
- Shingo Kai, Japanese water polo player
- Shintaro Kai, Japanese golfer
- Shouma Kai, Japanese actor
- Sibo Kai, Indian politician
- Takuya Kai, Japanese baseball player
- Tomomi Kai, Japanese shogi player
- Toshimitsu Kai, Japanese golfer
- Yasuhiro Kai, Japanese judoka
- Yukiko Kai, Japanese manga artist