Kei (given name)

Kei (けい, ケイ) is a Japanese male's personal name; used increasingly as a female's personal name, as a shortening of Keiko.

Kei
PronunciationKei
GenderBoth
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
Region of originJapanese
Other names
Related namesKeiko
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Possible writings

Kei can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

  • 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
  • Kei (ケイ, born 1957), Japanese singer
  • Kei Akagi (赤城 恵, born 1953), Japanese-American jazz pianist
  • Kei Aoyama (青山 景, 1979–2011), Japanese manga artist
  • Kei Aran (安蘭 けい, born 1970), Japanese actress
  • Kei Chinen (知念 慶, born 1995), Japanese footballer
  • Kei Cozzolino (born 1987), Japanese-born Italian racing driver
  • Kei Enue (えぬえ けい), Japanese manga artist
  • Kei Fujiwara (不二稿 京, born 1957), Japanese actress, cinematographer, editor, writer and film director
  • Kei Hirata (平田 圭, born 1969), Japanese footballer
  • Kei Hirose (廣瀬 慧, born 1995), Japanese footballer
  • Kei Homma (本間 圭, born 1985), Japanese football manager and coach
  • Kei Honda (本田 奎, born 1997), Japanese shogi player
  • Kei Horie (堀江 慶, born 1978), Japanese actor and film director
  • Kei Hosogai (細貝 圭, born 1984), Japanese actor and musician
  • Kei Hosoya (細谷 圭, born 1988), Japanese baseball player
  • Kei Igarashi (五十嵐 圭, born 1980), Japanese basketball player
  • Kei Igawa (井川 慶, born 1979), Japanese baseball player
  • Kei Ikeda (池田 圭, born 1986), Japanese footballer
  • Kei Inoo (伊野尾 慧), Japanese singer and actor
  • Kei Ishikawa (石川 慧, born 1993), Japanese footballer
  • Kei Ito (伊東 慧, born 1991), Japanese photographer and installation artist
  • Kei Jonishi (上西 恵, born 1995), Japanese idol and singer
  • Key Kobayashi (小林 啓), better known as Kobametal, Japanese music producer
  • Kei Koizumi (小泉 慶, born 1995), Japanese footballer
  • Kei Kumai (熊井 啓, 1930–2007), Japanese film director
  • Kei Kusunoki (楠 桂, born 1966), Japanese manga artist
  • Kei Marumo (丸茂 圭衣, born 1992), Japanese synchronized swimmer
  • Kei Mikuriya (御厨 景, born 1977), Japanese footballer
  • Kei Mizutani (水谷 ケイ, born 1974), Japanese adult film actress
  • Kei Morikawa (森川 圭), Japanese film director
  • Kei Munechika (宗近 慧, born 1992), Japanese footballer
  • Kei Nakano (中野 圭, born 1988), Japanese footballer
  • Kei Nakazawa (中沢 けい, born 1959), Japanese writer and academic
  • Kei Nishikori (錦織 圭, born 1989), Japanese tennis player
  • Kei Nomoto (野本 圭, born 1984), Japanese baseball player
  • Kei Ogura (小椋 佳, born 1944), Japanese singer-songwriter and composer
  • Kei Omoto (尾本 敬, born 1984), Japanese footballer
  • Kei Orihara (折原 恵, born 1948), Japanese photographer
  • Oura Kei (大浦 慶, 1828–1884), Japanese businesswoman
  • Kei Pilz (died 2001), Japanese chef
  • Kei Saito (齋藤 慧, born 1996), Japanese speed skater
  • Kei Sanbe (三部 敬), Japanese manga artist
  • Kei Satō (佐藤 慶, 1928–2010), Japanese actor
  • Kei Shimizu (清水 圭, born 1961), Japanese comedian
  • Kei Shindō (真堂 圭, born 1984), Japanese voice actress
  • Kei Sugimoto (杉本 圭, born 1982), Japanese footballer
  • Kei Suma (すま けい, 1935–2013), Japanese actor
  • Kei Taguchi (田口 計, born 1933), Japanese actor
  • Kei Takahashi (高橋 敬, born 1979), Japanese luger
  • Kei Takase (高瀬 慧, born 1988), Japanese sprinter
  • Kei Takei (武井 慧, born 1946), Japanese dancer
  • Kei Takeoka (竹岡 圭, born 1969), Japanese television personality and motoring journalist
  • Kei Tanaka (田中 圭, born 1984), Japanese actor
  • Kei Tani (谷 啓, 1932–2010), Japanese comedian, actor and musician
  • Kei Taniguchi (谷口 圭, born 1974), Japanese footballer
  • Kei Tomiyama (富山 敬, 1938–1995), Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator
  • Kei Tomozawa (born 1999), American soccer player
  • Kei Toume (冬目 景, born 1970), Japanese manga artist
  • Kei Uemura (植村 慶, born 1981), Japanese footballer
  • Kei Yamaguchi (山口 慶, born 1983), Japanese footballer
  • Kei Yamamoto (山本 圭, born 1940), Japanese actor
  • Kei Yasuda (保田 圭, born 1980), Japanese singer, musician and actress
  • Kei Yoshimizu (吉水 慶, born 1940), 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 (born 1978), Jamaican poet and writer

Fictional characters

References
  1. Kei - Meaning and origin of the name Kei Archived April 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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