Kai (first name)

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Kai (but also Kaj , Kay or Cay ) is a mostly male, rarely a female given name .

Distribution and importance

The use as a male first name is much more common in northern Germany than south of the Main Line . According to most name researchers, the name Kai comes from the old Frisian word kempe and means “fighter” or “warrior” (cf. also nhd. Kämpe ). According to a competing interpretation, it is a Frisian short form of the names Nikolaus , Gaius / Caius / Kajus , Kornelius or Gerhard , without any reliable knowledge being available. Likewise, Kai could be derived from the Latin name Cajetanus ("one from the city of Gaeta "; cf. Kajetan von Thiene ). According to another assumption, Kai comes from a Celtic name meaning "spear bearer, javelin thrower, spear holder".

In addition, there are roughly identical names with different meanings in Hawaiian and Polynesian ("sea, ocean"), in Navaho Indian ("willow tree"), in Japanese ("trailblazer, pioneer") and in Chinese Mandarin ("victorious") and in Persian (see e.g. Kai Chosrau , Kai Kawus ... ).

As a female first name, Kai, Kaj or Kaia, Kaja is either the Nordic short form of Katharina (from Gr. Aikaterínē , Αικατερίνη, folk etymologically interpreted as "the pure") or is derived from the Latin name Cajetana ("one from the city of Gaeta ") . In other languages, it can also be a short form of the name Kylie .

The name- Kai is on 22 April, the anniversary of the holy Kajus celebrated.

Court order

On April 29, 2004, the Hamm Higher Regional Court (Az. 15 W 102/03) ruled that parents can give their son the first name “Kai” as the only first name. Up until this decision, it was necessary in some regions in Germany to add a second first name clearly defining the gender when naming “Kai” (e.g. Kai Alexander, Kai-Uwe). The reason given in the decision was that the name "Kai" was mainly used as a first name for boys in Germany, while it was rarely used as a female first name there.

Name bearer

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  • Kay Davis (real name: Kathryn Elizabeth Davis) (1920–2012), American singer
  • Kai Degenhardt (* 1964), German musician
  • Kai Diekmann (* 1964), German journalist
  • Kay Diesner (* 1972), German neo-Nazi and terrorist
  • Kai Dittmann (* 1966), German sports reporter
  • Kai Donner (1888–1935), Finnish linguist, ethnologist and politician
  • Cay Dose (~ 1700–1786), Holstein architect and builder

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  • Kay Redfield Jamison (* 1946), American psychologist, psychiatry professor and author
  • Kay Johannsen (* 1961), German organist, harpsichordist, conductor and choirmaster
  • Kai Ulrich Jürgens (* 1966), German literary scholar, essayist, reviewer, editor, editor and draftsman

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  • Kai Nagel (* 1965), German theoretical physicist and university professor in the field of traffic system planning and traffic telematics
  • Kaj Narup (1926–1997), Danish businessman and politician
  • Kay Nehm (* 1941), German lawyer
  • Kai Niemann (* 1978), German musician
  • Kai Niggemann (* 1972), German composer, producer and sound designer
  • Kai Noll (* 1964), German actor
  • Kai Joachim Nürnberger (* 1966), former German national basketball player

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  • Kai Taschner (* 1957), German actor and voice actor
  • Kai Tietje , German conductor and arranger
  • Kai Tracid (real name: Kai Franz) (* 1972), German DJ, label owner, musician and producer in the music genre "Acid Trance"
  • Kai Trampedach (* 1962), German ancient historian
  • Kai Tsun Lam (* 1984), Chinese cyclist

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry Kai at Popular-Vornamen.de, accessed on September 20, 2016.
  2. ^ Entry Kai (1) at Behindthename.com, accessed on September 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Entry Kai (3) at Behindthename.com, accessed on September 20, 2016.
  4. ^ Entry Kai (user-submitted names) at Behindethename.com, accessed on September 20, 2016.
  5. ^ Entry Kai (2) at Behindthename.com, accessed on September 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ Katherine entry at Behindthename.com, accessed September 20, 2016.
  7. ↑ Entry at Onomastik.com, accessed on September 20, 2016.
  8. ↑ http://kirchensite.de/fragen-glauben/heiligenkalender/heiligenkalender-einzeldarstellung/daten/2000/04/22/heiliger-kajus/
  9. ↑ OLG-HAMM - decision of April 29, 2004, file number: 15 W 102/03