At a Glance: Name: Kei – Meaning: no single fixed meaning — depends on the kanji chosen – Origin: Japanese – Pronunciation: KAY
Kei is a Japanese name meaning “no single fixed meaning — depends on the kanji chosen”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Kei
Meaning: No single fixed meaning — depends on the kanji chosen.
Origin: Japanese.
A common claim: Often glossed as 'blessing' or 'reverence' Actually: Those are plausible meanings for some kanji spelled 'Kei,' but no single meaning is fixed — it depends entirely on which characters the bearer uses.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Kei
Phonetic: KAY IPA: /ˈkeɪ/
Popularity of Kei
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1920–2024.
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