Airi

Airi
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Airi
GenderFemale
Name day2 December (Estonia)[1]
4 December (Finland)
Origin
Word/nameEstonian, Finnish
MeaningMessenger, herald
Other names
Related namesAire, Aira[1]

Airi is a feminine given name used in Estonian, Finnish and Japanese. The Japanese name can be written as 愛里, 愛李, 愛莉, 愛理, 愛梨, 藍梨 or あいり in hiragana.[2] In Finnish and Estonian, the name is derived from airut, meaning messenger or herald. As of 1 January 2022, Airi is the 240th most popular feminine given name in Estonia.[3]

Notable Japanese people with the name include:

  • Airi Eino (永野 愛理, born 1993), Japanese voice actress and singer
  • Airi Furukawa (古川 愛李, born 1989), Japanese illustrator and former singer
  • Airi Hatakeyama (畠山 愛理, born 1994), Japanese rhythmic gymnast
  • Airi Kinoshita (木下 あいり, 1998–2005), Japanese murder victim
  • Airi Matsui (松井 愛莉, born 1996), Japanese model, actress, and former singer
  • Airi Miyabe (宮部 藍梨, born 1998), Japanese volleyball player
  • Airi Nakajima (中島 愛里, born 1990), Japanese actress and gravure idol
  • Airi Shimizu (清水 あいり, born 1992), Japanese gravure idol, actress and television personality
  • Airi Suzuki (鈴木 愛理, born 1994), Japanese singer, actress, model and radio personality
  • Airi Suzuki (violinist) (鈴木 愛理, born 1989), Japanese violinist
  • Airi Taira (平 愛梨, born 1984), Japanese actress
  • Airi Tanigawa (谷川 愛梨, born 1995), Japanese singer
  • Airi Toriyama (通山 愛里, born 1989), Japanese actress and singer
  • AiRI, Japanese singer
  1. ^ a b "Estonian Name Days". Behind the Name. 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ Babynamescube
  3. ^ "Eesnime Airi statistika". Eesti statistika (in Estonian). 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.