Rei (given name)
Rei is both a Japanese given name and a Hebrew given name.
In Japanese it could have different meanings depending on the used kanji and can be used for either gender.
In Hebrew, the name Rei originates in biblical texts which mean "my shepherd; my companion; my friend". In the Hebrew Bible, Rei is an Israelite loyal to King David at the time of the usurpation of Adonijah, who remained firm to David's cause when Adonijah rebelled.
Possible Japanese writings
- 麗, "lovely, graceful, beautiful"
- 霊, "spirit, ghost, departed soul"
- 例, "example, custom, usage, usual"
- 零, "zero"
- 玲, "exquisite, clever, sound of jewels"
- 令, "rule, order, command"
- 礼, "etiquette, bow, gratitude"
- 怜, "wise"
- 鈴, "small bell"
- 嶺, "peak, summit, mountain top"
- 黎, "black, dark, many"
- 澪, "water route, shipping canal"
- 励, "encourage, inspire"
- 伶, "actor"
- 苓, "plant, herb, mushroom"
- 禮, "manners, social custom, honor"
- 齢, "age"
- 冷, "cool, chill"
- 蛎, "oyster"
- 砺, "whetstone, polish"
- 戻, "return, resume, go backwards"
- 蠣, "oyster"
- レイ, Rei written in katakana
- れい, Rei written in hiragana
People with the name
- Rei Dan, actress
- Ray Fujita, actor
- Rei Hanagata, Japanese manga artist and a manga script writer
- Rei Harakami, Japanese record producer
- Rei Higuchi, Japanese freestyle wrestler
- Rei Hirakawa, Japanese professional footballer
- Rei Hiroe, manga artist
- Rei Ieizumi, Japanese footballer
- Rei Igarashi, actress and voice actress
- Rei Jimbo, Japanese former synchronized swimmer
- Rei Kawakubo, fashion designer, founder of Comme des Garçons
- Rei Kihara Osaki, Japanese American female lawyer
- Rei Kikukawa, actress, model and television presenter
- Rei Matsumoto, Japanese football player
- Rei Matsuzaki, Japanese voice actress
- Rei Mikamoto, horror manga artist
- Rei Naito, Japanese artist
- Rei Nakanishi, Japanese novelist and songwriter
- Rei Nakashima, Japanese singer
- Rei Nishiyama, Japanese softball player
- Rei Naoi, singer, rapper
- Rei Ohara, Japanese long-distance runner
- Rei Okamoto, model and actress
- Rei Omishi, screenwriter and manga author/artist
- Rei Sakamoto, Japanese tennis player
- Rei Sakuma, voice actor
- Rei Sato (badminton), Japanese badminton player
- Rei Sato (motorcyclist), Japanese motorcycle racer
- Rei Tachibana, Japanese professional footballer
- Rei Tachikawa, Japanese professional footballer
- Rei Takahashi, Japanese baseball player
- Rei Takedomi, Japanese shogi player
- Rei Takemura, Japanese freestyle swimmer
- Rei Toda, Japanese gravure idol
- Rei Yasuda, Japanese singer and model
- Rei Yonezawa, Japanese football player
- Rei Yoshii, actress
- Rei Yuzuka, Japanese actress
Other people
- Rei Berroa, Dominican-American poet, university professor, literary and cultural critic, and translator
Fictional characters
- Rei (Breath of Fire character), a character in the video game Breath of Fire III
- Rei (Fist of the North Star character), a character in the manga series Fist of the North Star
- Rei, a character in the video game Ōkami
- Rei, a character in the video game Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
- Rei (Urusei Yatsura), a character in the manga series Urusei Yatsura
- Rei Amayado, a character in the multimedia project Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle
- Rei Ayanami, a character in the media franchise Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Rei Batsubami, a character in the manga/anime Kakegurui
- Rei Furuya, a character in the manga series Detective Conan
- Rei Hasekura, a character in the light novel series Maria-sama ga Miteru
- Rei Hino, a character in the anime and manga series Sailor Moon
- Rei Hizuki, a character in the anime series Sky Girls
- Rei Hōōmaru, a character in the anime series Kill la Kill
- Rei Houjou, a character in the manga series Mirai Nikki
- Rei Kashino, a character in the manga and drama series Mars
- Rei Katsura, a character in the anime series Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters
- Rei Kiriyama, protagonist of the manga series March Comes in Like a Lion
- Rei Kizaki, a character in the anime series Aikatsu Stars!
- Rei Kohmyoji, a character in the OVA series Kikaider 01: The Animation
- Rei Kon, a character in the anime series Beyblade
- Rei Kuki, the main antagonist of the anime series Genji Tsuushin Agedama
- Rei Kuroki, a character in the anime series Vividred Operation
- Rei Kurosawa, a character in the video game series Fatal Frame
- Rei Miyamoto, a character in the manga series Highschool of the Dead
- Rei Ogami, a character in the anime and manga series Code:Breaker
- Rei Ryghts, a character in the video game Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory
- Rei Ryugazaki, a character in the anime series Free!
- Rei Sagami, a character in the anime and manga series Kodocha
- Rei Sagara, a character in the anime and manga series Love Stage!!
- Rei Sakuma, a character from the rhythm game Ensemble Stars!
- Rei Saotome, a character in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
- Rei Shimizu, a character in the video game series Danganronpa
- Rei Shimura a fictional amateur sleuth and antiques expert
- Rei Suwa, a character in the anime Buddy Daddies
- Rei Suzumura, a character in the tokusatsu series Garo
- Rei Suzuya, a character in the manga series Tokyo Ghoul
- Rei Tachibana, a character in the tokusatsu series Kagaku Sentai Dynaman
- Rei Takashima, a character in the manga series Deadman Wonderland
- Rei Kibutsuji, a character in the anime and manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Rei Todoroki, a character in the manga series My Hero Academia
- Rei Toei, a character in William Gibson's Bridge trilogy
- Rei Wakana, a character in the media franchise BanG Dream!
- Rei Yozora, one of the main characters of the anime Shin Hakkenden
- Rei, a character from the game ''Nu: Carnival''