Kai

In English

Origin: 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”).

Meaning(s):

-(rare) ( female name) of modern usage.

-( male name -comes from the Germanic language-) of modern usage.

In German

Meaning(s):

-Quay

-(rare) ( female name), diminutive of Katharina.

-( male name) (''mostly in Northern Germany'')

In Danish

Meaning(s):

-( male name), a less common spelling of (Kaj).

In Estonian

Meaning(s):

-( female name), short for Kaia, Katariina ( Catherine).

In Faroese

Meaning(s):

-( male name), compare Kaj (''more common, but Danish spelling'')

In Finnish

Meaning(s):

-( male name) that comes from Danish Kaj.

In Hawaiian

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

Meaning(s):

-( male name).

-(less common) ( female name).

In Norwegian

Meaning(s):

-( male name) that comes from Danish Kaj.