Kei (given Name)

is a Japanese male's personal name; used increasingly as a female's personal name, as a shortening of Keiko.

Written forms

Kei can be written using different kanji characters and can mean (with Wiktionary links):
* ( 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 with the name

*, Japanese singer
*, Japanese-American jazz pianist
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese actress
*, Japanese footballer
*Kei Cozzolino (born 1987), Japanese-born Italian racing driver
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese actress, cinematographer, editor, writer and film director
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese football manager and coach
*, Japanese shogi player
*, Japanese actor and film director
*, Japanese actor and musician
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese basketball player
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese singer and actor
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese photographer and installation artist
*, Japanese idol and singer
*, better known as Kobametal, Japanese music producer
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese film director
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese synchronized swimmer
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese adult film actress
*, Japanese film director
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese writer and academic
*, Japanese tennis player
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese singer-songwriter and composer
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese photographer
*, Japanese businesswoman
* Kei Pilz (died 2001), Japanese chef
*, Japanese speed skater
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese actor
*, Japanese comedian
*, Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese actor
*, Japanese actor
*, Japanese luger
*, Japanese sprinter
*, Japanese dancer
*, Japanese television personality and motoring journalist
*, Japanese actor
*, Japanese comedian, actor and musician
*, Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator
* Kei Tomozawa (born 1999), American soccer player
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese actor
*, Japanese singer, musician and actress
*, Japanese actor and voice actor

Other people

*Kei (singer) (birthname Kim Ji-yeon, born 1995), South Korean singer of the girl group Lovelyz
*Kei Kamara (born 1984), Sierra Leonean footballer
*Kei Miller''
*Kei, a character in the film '' Moon Child''
*Cyberdoll Kei, a character in the anime series ''Hand Maid May''
*, the protagonist of the light novel series ''Sagrada Reset''
*, a character in the light novel series '' Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha''
*, a character in the visual novel series ''Muv-Luv''
*, the protagonist of the visual novel '' Akai Ito''
*, a character in the video game ''Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side''
* Kei Karasuma, a character from ''Kamen Rider Blade''
*, a character in the light novel series ''Classroom of the Elite''
*, a character in the manga series ''Gantz''
*, a character in the manga series ''Flying Witch''
*, a character in the manga series ''Gantz''
*, the protagonist of the anime series ''Please Teacher!''
*, a character in the PS2 video game ''Forbidden Siren''
*, a character in the video game series ''Ace Combat''
*, a character in the light novel ''Boogiepop and Others''
*, a character in the manga series ''Yuyushiki''
*, a character in the visual novel '' Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two''
*, a character in the manga series '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War''
*, a character in the manga series ''S · A: Special A''
*, a character in the anime series ''Soar High! Isami''
*, a character in the manga series ''Haikyu!!'' with the position of middle blocker from Karasuno High
*, the protagonist of the manga series ''The Day of Revolution''
*, a character in the manga series ''Space Pirate Captain Harlock''

References

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Japanese unisex given names