Kai (name)

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Kai Given name
Pronunciation	Kye
Gender	Male & Female
Meaning	various
Origin	various
Related names	Cai, Kaj
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Kai

The name Kai (pronounced /ˈkaɪ/) has various origins in completely different cultures:

• Kai is a Polynesian and Japanese word/name. In Japanese it can have the meaning "big water", "the ocean", "the sea" or "paddle"; Kai in Hawaiian means "ocean". In the Maori language of New Zealand Kai means 'food', or the verb 'eat' or 'feed'.

• Kai is a Chinese given name, which can be one of several characters. The most common Cantonese name is "繼" with five radicals for silkworms on sieve, meaning "unceasing (like silk)" or "following intimately (like silk)" or "continual (like silk)". The most common Mandarin name, "凱"， meaning "Victory" or "Triumphant". In Chinese Kai "開" also means open.

• In Scandinavian cultures, Kai means "keeper of the keys; earth".
• Kai is a Hmong male name that is sometimes spelled Kha.
• In Burmese, Kai means "strong", or "unbreakable".
• In Japanese, Kai has several meanings, including "change" or "the action to correct", "mediation" or "concerning oneself with", as well as "sea".
• Kai in the Navajo language means "willow tree".
• Kai is a popular Welsh name, although the name is normally spelt Cai. From the Arthurian legend Sir Kay.
• In Estonian, Kai is a female name meaning "pier".
• In various Germanic languages, Kai means Quay or safe harbor.
• 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 Yoruba, a Nigerian dialect, Kai means "Love".

According to the 1990 United States Census, Kai is a very rare male first name. In Northern Ireland, data indicated that "Kai" experienced a significant rise in popularity as a male give name from 2002 to 2003. It has become popular in the UK, with many children born in the mid to late 90's given the name. While it is typically a male given name, in recent years it has become popular among females as well. ^[1]

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• Kai, high priest to Pharaoh Khufu in ancient Egypt
• Kai Althoff, German multimedia artist
• Kai Budde, a famous player of the card game Magic: The Gathering
• Kai Hansen, heavy metal vocalist and guitarist for Helloween, Iron Saviour, and Gamma Ray
• Kai Owen, a Welsh actor, famous for appearing on many programmes on S4C.
• Kai Krause, a pioneer in the field of computer applications
• Kai Mosaker, aka Trym Torson, drummer of Scandinavian extreme metal bands Emperor and Zyklon
• Kai Pflaume, German Reality TV Show Host
• Kai Ryssdal, radio journalist, host of American Public Media's "Marketplace"
• Kai Stephens, British musician; member of the indie band Hard-Fi
• Kai Wiesinger, German actor
• Kai Winding, jazz trombonist and composer whose career as a professional trombonist began in 1940.
• Kai, a character from the television show Lexx, an undead assassin who is the last of his race

Kaj (the Germanic form of Kai)

• Kaj Aksel Hansen (1917-1987), Danish footballer
• Kaj Birksted (20th century), Danish fighter pilot
• Kaj Busch (21st century), Australian television presenter
• Kaj Christiansen (born 1921), Danish football forward
• Kaj Chydenius (born 1939), Finnish composer
• Kaj Franck (1911-1989), Finnish designer
• Kaj Frederiksen (1916-1991), Danish boxer
• Kaj Gnudtzmann (1880-1948), Danish gymnist
• Kaj Hansen (footballer born 1940), Danish footballer
• Kaj Hasselriis (born 1974), Canadian journalist
• Kaj Leo Johannesen (born 1964), Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
• Kaj Munk (1898-1944), Danish playwright
• Kaj Stenvall (born 1951), Finnish artist
• Kaj Uldaler (1906-1987), Danish amateur football player
• Kaj Ulrik Linderstrøm-Lang (1896-1959), Danish scientist
• Niels Kaj Jerne (1911-1994), Danish immunologist
• Donald Trump jr., Czech-American. He has daughter Kai Madison Trump

google Xi Yin, 现任harvard assistant professor, 科大96级少年班入学，今年26，harvard博士学位，发表文章20多篇，引用800多次

http://www.physics.harvard.edu/people/facpages/yin.html

震撼了～～ haha

我严重怀疑把我的ip给屏蔽了，我只要发表回复，肯定就被删掉，从去年开始已经1年了

1. (~09:00) "De l'aube à midi sur la mer" - très lent (si mineur)
2. (~06:30) "Jeux de vagues" - allegro (do dièse mineur)
3. (~08:00) "Dialogue du vent et de la mer" - animé et tumultueux (do dièse mineur)

英语翻译

1. "From dawn to noon on the sea" or "From dawn to midday on the sea" - very slowly (B minor)
2. "Play of the waves" or "Play of waves" - allegro (C sharp minor)
3. "Dialogue of the wind and the sea" or "Dialogue between wind and waves" - animated and tumultuous (C sharp minor)