Ai (given Name)

Ai is a Japanese, 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
* 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 ( Just Roll With It), an African American character in the book series Just Roll With It.
* 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, a non-playable Mii opponent in the ''Wii'' series
* Ai (''Tick! Tack!''), a character in the visual novel ''Tick! Tack!''.
* Ai, a character in '' Tawawa on Monday''.
* Ai, a character in '' InuYasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island''.
* 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 Fuyuumi, a character in '' Oreshura''
* Ai Haibara a.k.a. Shiho Miyano, a character in ''Detective Conan''.
* Ai Hayasaka, a character in the anime and manga series '' Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai''
* Ai Hoshino, one of main characters in manga and anime series ''Oshi no Ko''.
* Ai Kaga, a character in the manga/anime series ''Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei''
* Ai Mikami, a character in the manga and anime series ''Future Diary''.
* 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.
* 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 the game '' Amagami'' and the anime ''Amagami SS''.
* 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 Sorakado, a character in the visual novel series ''Summer Pockets''.
* Ai Tanabe, a character in '' Planetes''.
* Ai Yazawa, a character in '' Battle Royale II: Requiem''.
* Ai Uozumi, a character in the tokusatsu series ''Chouseishin Gransazer''
* T-AI or Ai-chan, a character in '' Transformers: Robots in Disguise''..
* Wang Ai Ling, a character in the Chinese ''Lilo & Stitch'' spin-off series '' Stitch & Ai''.
* Ai Coleman, a character from '' Dorohedoro''.
* Kizuna Ai, Japanese Virtual YouTuber and channel host.

References

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Japanese feminine given names
Feminine given names
Chinese feminine given names