Aki

Aki (pronounced Ah-kee, /aki/, /ˈækiː/) is a surname, a given name and a nickname. Aki is a common Japanese, Finnish and Nigerian given name. Aki is also a Japanese surname, and also of one of the Vysya families in India. They mainly reside in Andhra Pradesh, India. Possible writings in Japanese あき, hiragana アキ, katakana 明, "bright" 燦, "brilliant, bright, radiance" 昭, "shining" 秋, "autumn" 彬, "refined, gentle" 爽, "refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet" 晶, "sparkle" 暁, "daybreak" 彰, "acknowledge" 晃, "clear" 亜紀, "follow, chronicle" 亜希, "follow, hope" 愛希, "love, hope" In Finnish In Finnish, Aki is a diminutive form of Joakim, which is cognate with the English Joachim.