Ai (given name) explained
| Ai |
| Pronunciation: | Similar to the English word "Eye" |
| Gender: | Female |
| Meaning: | In Japanese love 愛 or indigo 藍, in Chinese/Vietnamese love, affection (愛), or mugwort (艾). |
| Region: | China, Japan, Vietnam |
| Origin: | Chinese and Japanese and Vietnamese |
Ai is a Japanese and 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
- , 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.
- , Japanese singer-songwriter.
Voice actresses
- Ai Furihata (降幡 愛), born 1994
- Ai Kakuma (加隈 亜衣), born 1988
- Ai Kayano (茅野 愛衣) born 1987
- Ai Kobayashi (小林 愛), born 1973
- Ai Maeda (前田 愛), born 1975
- Ai Nagano (永野 愛), born 1974
- Ai Nonaka (野中 藍), born 1981
- Ai Orikasa (折笠 愛), born 1963
- Ai Shimizu (清水 愛), born 1981, also a singer and professional wrestler
- Ai Kakuma, born 1988
- Fairouz Ai (ファイルーズあい), born 1993, Japanese-Egyptian voice actress
Other
- Ai Iijima (飯島 愛, 1972 – 2008), Japanese media personality, writer, and actress.
- , 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.
- , 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.
- , Japanese model and actress.
- Ai Ogawa (愛小川, 1947–2010) American poet.
- (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
- Ai (Aria), a character in the anime series Aria.
- Ai, a character in Darling In The FranXX.
- Ai (Digimon Tamers), a character in the anime series Digimon Tamers.
- Ai, the main character in Dōbutsu no Mori (film).
- Ai (DokiDoki! PreCure), a character in the anime series DokiDoki! PreCure.
- Ai, the female protagonist of the SNK Playmore fighting game Neo Geo Battle Coliseum.
- Ai, one of the main characters in the anime and eroge game Popotan.
- Ai (Tick! Tack!), a character in the visual novel Tick! Tack!.
- Ai Amano, the main character in the manga and anime series Video Girl Ai.
- Ai Doruyashi, a rival in the video game Yandere Simulator
- Ai Ebihara, a character in Persona 4.
- Ai Enma, the main character of the anime and manga Hell Girl.
- Ai Haibara a.k.a. Shiho Miyano, a character in Detective Conan.
- Ai Hoshino, one of main characters in manga and anime series Oshi no Ko.
- Ai Mikami, a character in the manga and anime series Future Diary.
- Ai Mori, a character in The Law of Ueki.
- Ai Myoujin, the Fighter of the Breathless team in the anime Loveless.
- Ai Nakashima, a sister is Makoto Nakashima and character in Haikyū!!.
- Ai Nanasaki, a character in Amagami SS (Anime) and the game Amagami.
- Ai Natsuki, a character in Yes! Pretty Cure 5.
- Ai Omori, a character in Happiness Charge PreCure!.
- Ai Shindou, a character in the anime and light novel series Beyond the Boundary.
- Ai Tanabe, a character in Planetes.
- Ai Yazawa, a character in .
- T-AI or Ai-chan, a character in Transformers: Robots in Disguise.
- Ai, a character in .
- Ai Fuyuumi, a character in Oreshura.
- Ai Mikaze, a character in Uta no Prince-sama.
- , a character in the media project Nijigasaki High School Idol Club
- Ai Mizuno, a character from the MAPPA idol anime series Zombie Land Saga.
- Wang Ai Ling, a character in the Chinese Lilo & Stitch spin-off series Stitch & Ai.
- Ai Kaga, a character in the manga/anime series Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei
- Ai Coleman, a character from Dorohedoro.
- Kizuna AI, Japanese Virtual YouTuber and channel host.
- Ai Hayasaka, a character in the anime and manga series Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai.
