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Ai

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Hebrew הָעַי (ha-'ai, the heap of ruins).

Proper noun

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Ai

  1. (biblical) An ancient Canaanite royal city mentioned in the Book of Joshua, popularly believed to be the modern archeological site Et-Tell.
  2. (biblical) An ancient city mentioned in Jeremiah 49:3 of unknown location, possibly the same city as definition 1.
Translations
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Etymology 2

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From Japanese あい (Ai).

Proper noun

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Ai

  1. A female given name from Japanese.

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Chinese (Ài).

Proper noun

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Ai (plural Ais)

  1. A surname from Chinese.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ai is the 36,379th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 615 individuals. Ai is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (82.44%) individuals.

Further reading

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References

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  • "Ai" in Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary.

Anagrams

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Angami

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Letter

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Ai

  1. The fourth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

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German Low German

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Alternative forms

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  • Ägg
  • Egg (Paderbornisch, Osnabrückisch, Lippisch) (plural Egger)
  • Eug (Lippisch) (plural Euger)
  • Egger (plural; Sauerländisch)

Etymology

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From Middle Low German ei, from Old Saxon ei, from Proto-Germanic *ajją.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Ai n (plural Aier or Ägger)

  1. (Westphalian) egg

Japanese

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Romanization

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Ai

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あい

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ai f

  1. (biblical) Ai (an ancient city in Canaan, mentioned in the Book of Joshua)
  2. (biblical) Ai (an ancient city mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah)