At a Glance: Name: Kaj – Origin: Latin (Danish, from the Roman praenomen Caius/Gaius, of uncertain meaning) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: KY
Kaj is a Latin (Danish, from the Roman praenomen Caius/Gaius, of uncertain meaning) boy's name. It appears in our list of 200+ Classic Danish Boy Names That Are Seriously Scandi.
Meaning & Origin of Kaj
Origin: Latin (Danish, from the Roman praenomen Caius/Gaius, of uncertain meaning).
A common claim: Pure Actually: 'Pure' isn't supported by the sourced Caius/Gaius etymology, whose own root is uncertain; Kaj/Kai is also frequently and separately misglossed as 'sea', which is a mix-up with the unrelated Hawaiian name Kai.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Kaj
Phonetic: KY IPA: /kaɪ/
Popularity of Kaj
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1956–2024.
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