Ai is a Japanese, Chinese and Vietnamese given name.
In Japanese, it is almost always used as a feminine Japanese given name, written as あい in hiragana, アイ in katakana, 愛, 藍 or 亜衣 in kanji. It could mean love, affection (愛), or indigo (藍). The kanji 亜衣 is only associated as a proper noun; it could mean Asian clothes.
In Chinese, it is commonly used as a feminine given name, but it also is given as a male name, written as "爱/愛", "艾" or other characters. It could mean love, affection (愛), or mugwort (艾).
In Vietnamese, it is commonly used as a feminine given name, but it also is given as a male name, written as "Ái" it could mean love, sentimental love, affection.
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Notable people from Japan with the name
Athletes
Ai Fujinuma (藤沼 亜衣; born 1982), Japanese table tennis player
Ai Fukuhara (福原 愛), Japanese professional table tennis player
Ai Miyazato (宮里藍, born 1985), Japanese professional golf player
Ai Otomo (大友 愛), Japanese volleyball player
Ai Sugiyama (杉山愛, born 1975), retired Japanese professional tennis player
Ai Shibata, (柴田 亜衣), Japanese professional swimmer
Ai Shishime, (志々目愛), Japanese professional judoka
Ai Ogura, (小椋 藍, born 2001), Japanese male motorcycle racer
Singers
Ai (singer) (植村 愛 カリーナ; born 1981), Japanese-American singer and songwriter
Ai Kago (加護 亜依, born 1988), Japanese singer and actress
Ai Kawashima (川嶋 あい), Japanese pop singer, songwriter and pianist
Ai Otsuka (大塚 愛; born 1982), Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
Ai Takahashi (高橋 愛; born 1986), Japanese singer and actress
Ai Takaoka (高岡 亜衣; born 1982), Japanese singer-songwriter
Ai Tomioka (冨岡 愛; born 2002), Japanese singer-songwriter
Voice actresses
Ai Furihata (降幡 愛), born 1994
Ai Kakuma (加隈 亜衣), born 1988
Ai Kayano (茅野 愛衣) born 1987
Ai Kobayashi (小林 愛), born 1973
Ai Maeda (前田 愛), born 1975
Ai Nagano (永野 愛), born 1974
Ai Nonaka (野中 藍), born 1981
Ai Orikasa (折笠 愛), born 1963
Ai Shimizu (清水 愛), born 1981, also a singer and professional wrestler
Fairouz Ai (ファイルーズあい), born 1993
Other
Ai Iijima (飯島 愛, 1972 – 2008), Japanese media personality, writer, and actress
Ai Iino (飯野 愛; born 1986), Japanese shogi player
Ai Haruna (はるな 愛), Japanese TV personality and singer
Ai Hashimoto (橋本 愛), Japanese actress and model
Ai Iwamura (岩村愛), Japanese actress
Ai Kato (加藤 あい), Japanese actress and model
Ai Kidosaki (城戸崎 愛, 1925–2020), Japanese chef
Ai Kume (久米 愛; 1911–1976), Japanese lawyer
Ai Kuwabara, Japanese jazz pianist
Ai Maeda (actress) (前田 愛), Japanese model, actress, and singer
Ai Morinaga (森永あい), Japanese manga artist
Ai Moritaka (森高 愛; born 1990), Japanese model and actress
Ai Ogawa (愛小川, 1947–2010) American poet
Ai Sayama (佐山 愛, born 1989), Japanese AV actress
Ai Shinozaki (gravure idol) (篠崎 愛), Japanese singer, gravure idol, and actress
Ai Takabe (高部 あい), Japanese actress and voice actress
Ai Tominaga (冨永 愛), Japanese fashion model and actress
Ai Yazawa (矢沢あい), Japanese manga author
Notable people from China with the name
Philosophy
Xu Ai, Chinese philosopher during the mid-late Ming Dynasty
Sports
Zhang Ai, female Chinese softball player
Notable people from Vietnam with the name
Võ Văn Ái, Human Rights Activist, Poet
Mythical and fictional
Ai (Aria), a character in the anime series Aria
Ai, a character in Darling In The FranXX
Ai (Digimon Tamers), a character in the anime series Digimon Tamers
Ai, the main character in Dōbutsu no Mori (film)
Ai (DokiDoki! PreCure), a character in the anime series DokiDoki! PreCure
Ai ( Just Roll With It), an African American character in the book series Just Roll With It
Ai, the female protagonist of the SNK Playmore fighting game Neo Geo Battle Coliseum
Ai, one of the main characters in the anime and eroge game Popotan
Ai, a non-playable Mii opponent in the Wii series
Ai (Tick! Tack!), a character in the visual novel Tick! Tack!
Ai, a character in Tawawa on Monday
Ai, a character in InuYasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island
Ai Amano, the main character in the manga and anime series Video Girl Ai
Ai Doruyashi, a rival in the video game Yandere Simulator
Ai Ebihara, a character in Persona 4
Ai Enma, the main character of the anime and manga Hell Girl
