64%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Vietnamese Pronounced Pron. CHEE, KYEE [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Sino-Vietnamese 志 (chí) meaning "will, spirit". This was a name adopted by the Vietnamese revolutionary Hồ Chí Minh (1890-1969) in the 1940s. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesZhi(Chinese) Same SpellingChi 1, Chi 2User SubmissionChi PopularityDetails Last ranked #976 in 1996 England and Wales Categories isograms, spirit