Ai (given name)

Ai
PronunciationSimilar to the English word "Eye"
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameChinese and Japanese and Vietnamese
MeaningIn Japanese love 愛 or indigo 藍, in Chinese/Vietnamese love, affection (愛), or mugwort (艾).
Region of originChina, Japan, Vietnam

Ai is a Japanese, Chinese and Vietnamese given name.

In Japanese, it is almost always used as a feminine Japanese given name, written as あい in hiragana, アイ in katakana, 愛, 藍 or 亜衣 in kanji. It could mean love, affection (愛), or indigo (藍). The kanji 亜衣 is only associated as a proper noun, it could mean Asian clothes.

In Chinese, it is commonly used as a feminine given name, but it also is given as a male name, written as "爱/愛", "艾" or other characters. It could mean love, affection (愛), or mugwort (艾).

In Vietnamese, it is commonly used as a feminine given name, but it also is given as a male name, written as "Ái" it could mean love, sentimental love, affection.

Notable people from Japan with the name

Athletes

  • Ai Fujinuma (藤沼 亜衣; born 1982), Japanese table tennis player.
  • Ai Fukuhara (福原 愛), Japanese professional table tennis player.
  • Ai Miyazato (宮里藍, born 1985), Japanese professional golf player.
  • Ai Otomo (大友 愛), Japanese volleyball player.
  • Ai Sugiyama (杉山愛, born 1975), retired Japanese professional tennis player.
  • Ai Shibata, (柴田 亜衣), Japanese professional swimmer.
  • Ai Shishime, (志々目愛), Japanese professional judoka.
  • Ai Ogura, (小椋 藍, born 2001), Japanese male motorcycle racer.

Singers

  • Ai (singer) (植村 愛 カリーナ, born 1981), Japanese-American singer and songwriter.
  • Ai Kago (加護 亜依, born 1988), Japanese pop singer, actress, author and former member of J-pop group Morning Musume.
  • Ai Kawashima (川嶋 あい), Japanese pop singer, songwriter and pianist.
  • Ai Otsuka (大塚 愛, born 1982), Japanese pop singer, songwriter, pianist, composer, and actress.
  • Ai Takahashi (高橋 愛, born 1986), Japanese pop singer and former member of Morning Musume.
  • Ai Takaoka (高岡 亜衣; born 1982), Japanese singer-songwriter.

Voice actresses

Other

  • Ai Iijima (飯島 愛, 1972 – 2008), Japanese media personality, writer, and actress.
  • Ai Iino (飯野 愛; born 1986), Japanese shogi player.
  • Ai Haruna (はるな 愛), Japanese TV personality and singer.
  • Ai Hashimoto (橋本 愛), Japanese actress and model.
  • Ai Iwamura (岩村愛), Japanese actress.
  • Ai Kato (加藤 あい), Japanese actress and model.
  • Ai Kidosaki (城戸崎 愛, 1925–2020), Japanese chef.
  • Ai Kume (久米 愛; 1911–1976), Japanese lawyer.
  • Ai Kuwabara, Japanese jazz pianist.
  • Ai Maeda (actress) (前田 愛), Japanese model, actress, and singer.
  • Ai Morinaga (森永あい), Japanese manga artist.
  • Ai Moritaka (森高 愛; born 1990), Japanese model and actress.
  • Ai Ogawa (愛小川, 1947–2010) American poet.
  • Ai Sayama (佐山 愛, born 1989), Japanese AV actress
  • Ai Shinozaki (gravure idol) (篠崎 愛), Japanese singer, gravure idol, and actress.
  • Ai Takabe (高部 あい), Japanese actress and voice actress.
  • Ai Tominaga (冨永 愛), Japanese fashion model and actress.
  • Ai Yazawa (矢沢あい), Japanese manga author.

Notable people from China with the name

Philosophy

  • Xu Ai, Chinese philosopher during the mid-late Ming Dynasty.

Sports

  • Zhang Ai, female Chinese softball player.

Notable people from Vietnam with the name

Võ Văn Ái, Human Rights Activist, Poet

Mythical and fictional

References

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