Kei (given name)

Kei
Pronunciation Kei
Gender Both
Origin
Word/name Japanese
Region of origin Japanese
Other names
Related names Keiko
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Kei (けい, ケイ) is a Japanese male's personal name; used increasingly as a female's personal name, as a shortening of Keiko.

Kei can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

  • 圭, "square jewel"
  • 恵, "blessing"
  • 慧, "wise"
  • 慶, "jubilation"
  • 敬, "respect"
  • 佳, "excellent"
  • 桂, "Japanese Judas-tree"
  • 啓, "disclose"
  • 硅, "silicon"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People

  • Kei (ケイ, born 1957), Japanese singer of the pop duo Pink Lady
  • Kei Akagi (恵, born 1953), Japanese-American jazz pianist
  • Kei Igawa (慶, born 1979), Japanese pitcher
  • Kei Inoo (慧, born 1990), Japanese singer
  • Kei Kusunoki (桂, born 1966), Japanese manga artist
  • Kei Mizutani (ケイ, born 1974), Japanese adult film actress
  • Kei Nishikori (圭, born 1989), Japanese tennis player
  • Kei Nomoto (野本 圭, born 1984), Japanese baseball player
  • Kei Ogura (佳, born 1944), Japanese singer-songwriter and composer
  • Kei Orihara (恵, born 1948), Japanese photographer
  • Kei Shindō (圭, born 1984), Japanese voice actress
  • Kei Tomiyama (敬, 1938–1995), Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator
  • Kei Yasuda (圭, born 1980), female Japanese singer, musician and actress
  • Kei (singer) (birthname Kim Ji-yeon, born 1995), South Korean singer of the girl group Lovelyz

Fictional characters

See also

References

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