Aki
Aki is a masculine in Finland, feminine given name in Japan and Greenland.
Origin and meaning
The feminine Japanese first name Aki means 晶 "sparkle", 明 "bright" or 秋 "autumn". It is also possible to derive the first name from 亜 (a) "moment" combined with 希 (ki) "hope". In Scandinavia, the name is the Finnish form of the name Åke . In Greenland it is a female name which is the short form of Akitseq or Akisooq .
Well-known namesake
- Aki Aleong (* 1934), American actor, singer and record producer
- Aki Hakala (* 1979), drummer in the Finnish band The Rasmus
- Aki Heiskanen (* 1978), Finnish pool player
- Aki Kaurismäki (* 1957), Finnish director
- Aki Parviainen (* 1974), Finnish athlete
- Aki Riihilahti (* 1976), Finnish football player
Well-known namesake
- Aki Hano (* 1968), Japanese actress
- Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam (* 1996), Greenlandic politician
- Aki Kato (* 1966), Japanese choreographer
- Aki Takase (* 1948), Japanese jazz musician
stage name
- Katsu Aki (* 1961), Japanese manga artist
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aki at behindthename.com
- ↑ Aki (Finnish first name) at nordicnames.de
- ↑ Aki (female first name) at nordicnames.de