Kei (given Name)

Kei (given Name)

Kei (けい, ケイ?) is a Japanese male's personal name; used increasingly as a female's personal name, as a shortening of Keiko.

Kei can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

• 圭, "square jewel"
• 恵, "blessing"
• 慧, "wise"
• 慶, "jubilation"
• 敬, "respect"
• 佳, "excellent"
• 桂, "Japanese Judas-tree"
• 啓, "disclose"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.