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 , Japanese-American singer and songwriter , Japanese singer and actress , Japanese pop singer, songwriter and pianist , Japanese singer-songwriter and actress , Japanese singer and actress , Japanese singer-songwriter , 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
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
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