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Kei (given name)

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Pronunciation
  
Kei

Word/name
  
Japanese

Related names
  
Keiko

Gender
  
Both

Region of origin
  
Japanese

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.

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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

  • Kei (ケイ, born 1957), a Japanese singer of the pop duo Pink Lady
  • Kei Ogura (佳, born 1944), a Japanese singer-songwriter and composer
  • Kei Nishikori (圭, born 1989), a Japanese tennis player
  • Kei Akagi (恵, born 1953), a Japanese American jazz pianist
  • Kei Yasuda (圭, born 1980), a female Japanese singer, musician and actress
  • Kei Igawa (慶, born 1979), a Japanese pitcher
  • Kei Shindō (圭, born 1984), a Japanese voice actress
  • Kei Kusunoki (桂, born 1966), a Japanese manga artist
  • Kei Tomiyama (敬, 1938–1995), a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator
  • Kei Mizutani (ケイ, born 1974), a Japanese adult film actress
  • Kei Inoo (慧, born 1990), a Japanese singer
  • Kei Orihara (恵, born 1948), a Japanese photographer
  • Kei (birthname Kim Ji-yeon, born 1995), a South Korean singer of the girl group Lovelyz.

    • Characters

  • Kei (Akira) (ケイ), the female protagonist of the anime and manga Akira
  • Kei (Dirty Pair) (ケイ), a character in the manga and anime series Dirty Pair
  • Kei Kurono (計), a character in anime and manga series GANTZ
  • Kei Kishomoto (恵), a character in anime and manga series GANTZ
  • Kei Kusanagi (桂), the main character in the anime series Please Teacher!
  • Kei Yoshikawa (恵), the main protagonist in the manga series The Day of Revolution
  • Kei, the vampire played by Hyde in Moon Child
  • Cyberdoll Kei, a cyberdoll in the anime series Hand Maid May
  • Kei Takishima (彗), a character in the manga and anime S · A: Special A
  • Kei Aizawa, a character in the anime and manga Wangan Midnight. His real name is Keiichiro, but is referred to as Kei.
  • Kei Chitose, a friend of Sakura Kasugano in the Street Fighter Alpha series of video games
  • Kei (Prétear), one of the seven Leafe Knights in the manga and anime Prétear
  • Kei (Ape Escape), the male star of Ape Escape 3
  • Kei Hazuki, leading male character and one of the possible love interests in the dating simulator Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side by Konami
  • Kei, an American tank commander in the anime series Girls und Panzer.
  • Kei Tsukishima (蛍),character in the manga and anime Haikyuu!!
  • Kei Tsukikage, character in anime and manga Soar High! Isami
  • Kei Kuramoto (圭), a character in the manga and anime series Flying Witch

    • References

    Kei (given name) Wikipedia
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