Name
HAI

Name HAI

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 604 births of Hai in the countries below, which represents an average of 4 births of children bearing the first name Hai per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 5 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Hai   
In Italiano Nome Hai   
Available variant : Haï


Information about the first name Hai

The first name Hai has been assigned to:
84.93% to boys
15.07% to girls
The country where the first name Hai is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 3 letters including 2 vowels and 1 consonant

Anagrams of the first name Hai

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Hai : Ahi, Hia, Iah, Iha

Anacyclics of the first name Hai

An anacyclic is a word or phrase that can be read in the normal sense of reading or in the opposite direction. Here is the list of names that are anonymous of the given name Hai: Iah

Hai in Japanese *

Romajihee
Katakanaヘー
Hiraganaへー
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Hai in Japanese
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Hai in sign language

Hai in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Hai

US English
Etymology src :
  • A purposeful misspelling.
Anagrams src :
  • AIH, HIA, ahi
Interjection src :
  • hai
  • (Internet slang) Hi.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯/
Middle English
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • hai (plural haies)
  • Alternative form of haye (“hunting net”)
Etymology (Interjection) src :
  • hai
  • Alternative form of hey (“hey”)
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • hai (uncountable)
  • Alternative form of hey (“hay”)
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • hai (plural haies)
  • Alternative form of heye (“hedge”)
Etymology (Verb) src :
  • hai
  • Alternative form of haven (“to have”)
FR French
Verb src :
  • hai
  • first-person singular present active indicative of havoir
ES Spanish
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈai/ [ˈai̯]
  • Rhymes: -ai
  • Syllabification: hai
Verb src :
  • hai
  • (archaic, impersonal third-person singular indicative present of haber) there is, there are
  • Synonym: hay
ID Indonesian
Interjection src :
  • hai
  • hi
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /haɪ/
Malay
Etymology src :
  • Clipping of wahai.
Etymology src :
  • From English hi.
Etymology (Interjection) src :
  • hai (Jawi spelling هاي‎)
  • used to call out to people.
Etymology (Interjection) src :
  • hai (Jawi spelling هاي‎)
  • (informal) used as a greeting.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /hai/
  • Rhymes: -ai̯
Galician
Alternative forms src :
  • ha
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ai/
Verb src :
  • hai
  • third-person singular present indicative of haber
  • Hai dous nomes diferentes. — "There are two different names."
Vietnamese
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from English hi (“hello”).
  • Further reinforced/contaminated by the coincidental usage of "two" (see etymology above) fingers when making V sign, therefore Vietnamese speakers would likely make V signs when being told to say "hai"/hi when photographed.
Etymology (Adjective) src :
  • hai • (𠄩, 咍, 台)
  • (Southern Vietnam, of a sibling) eldest; firstborn
  • anh/chị hai ― eldest brother/sister
  • bác hai ― eldest brother/sister of one's parent
  • Synonym: cả
Etymology (Numeral) src :
  • hai (𠄩, 咍, 台)
  • two
Etymology (Interjection) src :
  • hai!
  • cheese! (said while being photographed)
Pronunciation src :
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haːj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [haːj˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [haːj˧˧]
RO Romanian
Etymology src :
  • Clipping of haide.
Interjection src :
  • hai
  • (with subjunctives) let's
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [haj]
Interjection (Related terms) src :
  • haide, haidem, haideți, haios
Interjection (Usage notes) src :
  • Hai is a word expressing inclination toward an action. It is often used to introduce suggestions, such as that in the given example.
IT Italian
Alternative forms src :
  • ài (obsolete)
Anagrams src :
  • ahi
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈaj/
  • Homophone: ai
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Hyphenation: hài
Verb src :
  • hai
  • second-person singular present indicative of avere
FI Finnish
Etymology src :
  • < Swedish haj (“shark”) < Dutch haai (“shark”) < Old Norse hákarl (“shark”)
Etymology src :
  • < English high < high card
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • hai
  • shark
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • hai
  • (poker) high card
Anagrams src :
  • hia, iha
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑi̯/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯]
  • Rhymes: -ɑi
  • Syllabification(key): hai
DE German
Etymology src :
  • Early 17th century, from Dutch haai, from Middle Dutch haey (15th c.), from Old Norse hár, há- (“shark”).
Alternative forms src :
  • Hay (obsolete)
Noun src :
  • Hai m (strong, genitive Haies or Hais, plural Haie)
  • shark
  • Synonym: Haifisch
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /haɪ̯/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯
  • Homophone: high
Noun (Related terms) src :
  • Haifischbecken
  • Haifischbeute
  • Haifischgebiet
NO Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology src :
  • From Dutch haai, from Old Norse hár, whence also hå.
Noun src :
  • hai m (definite singular haien, indefinite plural haiar, definite plural haiane)
  • a shark
  • Synonym: hå
Navajo
Etymology src :
  • From Proto-Athabaskan *x̣αy. Related to the root -HAI (“a winter or a year passes”).
Alternative forms src :
  • xai (in older Americanist literature)
Noun src :
  • hai
  • winter
  • Haigo deeskʼaaz łeh. ― It’s usually cold in the winter.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [xɑj]
Noun (Derived terms) src :
  • haidą́ą́ʼ (“last winter”)
  • haigo (“in winter”)
  • haiʼííłnííʼ (“midwinter”)
  • dííghaaí (“this winter”)
NO Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology src :
  • From Dutch haai.
Noun src :
  • hai m (definite singular haien, indefinite plural haier, definite plural haiene)
  • a shark
 

Popularity of the name Hai

Number of HAI births per year

Total births of Hai by country

Births with the first name Hai
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
156
0
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
78
29
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
79
22
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
60
23
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
40
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
29
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
19
4
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
16
2
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
10
5
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
7
2
CLChili
2010 - 2021
4
4
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
5
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
5
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
2
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
2
0
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
1
0

Total births of Hai by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Hai
Country
Boys
Girls
DEGermany
2022
4
0
CZCzechoslovakia
2016
1
0

Comments on the name Hai

Personalities with the first name Hai

There is 0 personality with the first name Hai



Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Hai

There are 82 actors and actresses with the first name Hai
Hai Tu
Hai Fan
Hai Yu
Hai Long Chen
Hai Ngo Ba
Hai Shu
Hai Vatesh
Hai Truhong Tu
Hai Hsing Li
Hai Ottenheim
Hai Ching Lim
Hai Ying Tsai
Hai Hung Dinh
Hai Huang
Hai Konforti
Hai Bin Weng
Hai Feng Lu
Hai Yen
Hai Anh
Hai Hung
Hai Ji
Hai Huang
Hai Bang
Hai Le
Hai Spletstoser
Hai Puja
Hai Lin
Hai Di Nguyen
Hai Chen
Hai Lim

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Hai
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Rankings of first name HAI by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#2518CZ Czechoslovakia2016
#4500DE Germany2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name HAI (female) births over the last year available in each country