Pronunciation | Similar to the English word "Eye" |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Chinese and Japanese |
Meaning | In Japanese long 愛 or indigo 藍, in Chinese love, affection (愛), or mugwort (艾). |
Region of origin | China, Japan |
Ai is a Japanese and Chinese 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).