Comments for AI (1):

There is no set list of Japanese names, and many different kanji with many different meanings can have the same pronunciation. "Ai", for example, can mean "Asia clothes", with "a" meaning Asia, and "i" meaning clothes. This is not particularly common, though.

-- elvenscout742  12/24/2004

One of my students at my school where I taught had the name Ai even though she used the kanji for "grace", which is usually pronounced "megu" or "megumi" on its own and "e" (ay) in names with other kanji present. This would be rather rare though.

Some other Japanese names with Ai in them:
Aiko
Aina

The character for "ai" is pronounced "a" in some names and there are many names where this is used.

-- abbasdaughter  12/25/2005

Three Famous People that bear the name Ai are:
Kago Ai, Hello! Project Member, Former Member of Morning Musume
Takahashi Ai, Hello! Project Member, Current member of Morning Musume
Otsuka Ai, a popular pop singer from Japan.

-- ketsuekitsubasa  11/8/2006

Athletes
Ai Fukuhara, professional ping pong player
Ai Miyazato, golf pro
Ai Sugiyama, professional tennis player
Ai Shibata, professional swimmer

Singers
AI (singer), (born 1981), hip hop singer
Ai Kago, (born 1988), pop singer
Ai Kawashima, pop singer and songwriter
Ai Otsuka, (born 1982), pop singer
Ai Takahashi, (born 1986), pop singer

Voice actresses
Ai Bando, voice actress
Ai Nonaka, voice actress
Ai Orikasa, voice actress
Ai Maeda (seiyu), voice actress
Ai Shimizu, voice actress

Other
Ai Iijima, media personality
Ai Kato, actress and model
Ai Maeda (actress), model and actress
Ai Morinaga, cartoonist
Ai Tominaga, model and actress
Ai Yazawa, cartoonist.

-- Anonymous User  8/5/2007

Ai is the youngest of the half-demon children in Inuyasha Movie 4.

-- egyptianpanda  5/21/2008

Comments for AI (2):

This name in Japanese means "love".

-- Anonymous User  5/23/2005

I know lots of Chinese girls named Ai. Even though it's meaningful, it's an old fashion name. And it should pronounced Ai (like "I"), I know it because I am Chinese.

-- Anonymous User  3/31/2006

I agree; it is pronounced "IE".

The "love, affection" meaning is fourth tone.

The "friendly" meaning is third tone.

-- Aqua  11/16/2007

In Mandarin, the pronunciation of this name is "IE" as in bite.

-- Anonymous User  9/7/2008

The main character of Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Left Hand of Darkness" is Genly Ai, but Ai is a surname.

-- MoonAgeDaydreamer  8/27/2009

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