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 , Japanese manga artist , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese actor , Japanese singer, musician and actress , Japanese actor and voice actor , Japanese American Professional Surfer
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 (born 1978), Jamaican poet and writer
Fictional characters , protagonist of the manga series Akira , a character in the manga series Dirty Pair , a character in the anime series Girls und Panzer , a character in the manga series Prétear 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 Jinguji, a character from Hyperdimension Neptunia 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 Majestic Prince , 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 Kei Nijimura (虹村京), a character in the manga series JoJolion , 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
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