Aki (name)

Aki
Gender	Male Female
Origin
Word/name	Japanese, Finnish,and Nigerian
Other names
See also	Akiko Akina Akie

'Aki'pronounced Ah-kee is a common Japanese, Finnish and Nigerian given name and also a Japanese surname. Aki is also surname of one of the Vysya families in India. They mainly reside in Andhra Pradesh.

Possible Writings in Japanese

• 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'

Places

• Aki District, Hiroshima, a district in Hiroshima Prefecture
• Aki, Kōchi, a city in Kochi Prefecture
• Aki District, Kōchi, a district in Kochi Prefecture
• Aki, Ōita, a town in Ōita Prefecture
• Aki Province, an old province in the Western part of Honshū, part of what is today Hiroshima Prefecture

Given Name

• Aki (rapper), real name Aleksi Swallow, Swedish rapper with Swedish hip hop band Labyrint
• Aki Aleong, an American character actor
• Aki Avni, an Israeli actor, entertainer and a television host
• Aki Berg, a Finnish former professional hockey defenceman
• Aki Fleshler, an American Shihan (Master Teacher) of the Japanese Martial Art of Aikido
• Aki Hakala, a Finnish drummer of The Rasmus
• Aki Heikkinen, a Finnish decathlete
• Aki Hoshino (ほしの あき), a Japanese gravure idol
• Aki Jones, an American football defensive tackle
• Aki Karvonen, a Finnish cross-country skier
• Aki Kaurismäki, a Finnish film director
• Aki Kawamura (川村亜紀), a Japanese gravure idol
• Aki Kuroda (黒田 アキ), a Japanese painter
• Aki Linnanahde, a Finnish radio personality
• Aki Maeda (前田亜季), a Japanese actress and singer
• Aki Maeda (MAX), a member of the J-pop group MAX
• Aki Misato (美郷 あき), a Japanese singer
• Aki Nawaz, a British rapper and musician
• Aki Orr, an Israeli anarchist.
• Aki Parviainen, a Finnish Javelin thrower
• Aki Ra, a Cambodian landmine disposal expert
• Aki Riihilahti, a Finnish footballer
• Aki Sawada (澤田 亜紀), a Japanese figure skater
• Aki Schmidt, a German football player
• Aki Shibahara, a Japanese musician
• Aki Shibata (芝田安希), a former Japanese volleyball player
• Aki Shimazaki, a Canadian novelist and translator
• Aki Shimizu (志水 アキ), a Japanese manga artist
• Aki Sirkesalo, a Finnish musician
• Aki Takahashi (高橋 アキ), a Japanese pianist
• Aki Takase (高瀬 アキ), a Japanese jazz pianist
• Aki Takayama (高山亜樹), former Japanese synchronized swimmer
• Aki Tomosaki (友崎亜希), a Japanese AV actress
• Aki Toyosaki (豊崎 愛生), a Japanese voice actress
• Aki Ulander, a Finnish basketball player
• Akihiro Ienaga (家長 昭博), Japanese football player commonly referred to as "Aki"
• Akinori Iwamura (岩村 明憲), Japanese baseball infielder commonly referred to as "Aki"

Surname

• Angela Aki (アンジェラ・アキ), a Japanese singer-songwriter
• Bundee Aki, a Samoan rugby union player
• Izumi Aki (亜希 いずみ), a Japanese pink film actress

Fictional characters

• Aki (James Bond), a character from the James Bond film You Only Live Twice played by Akiko Wakabayashi
• Aki Zeta-5 (née Aki Lutinnen), leader of the Cybernetic Consciousness faction in Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire
• Akiza Izinski, or Akiza, from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
• Aki Mikage, from Ceres, Celestial Legend
• Aki Ross, from Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
• Aki Tomoya, protagonist of Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
• Aki Yuko, a doctor from Sky Girls
• Akira Okochi, a swimmer and one of Negi's students from Negima! Magister Negi Magi
• Aki Shirashi, protagonist of Usurper of the Sun, a novel by Hōsuke Nojiri

See also

• Aki (disambiguation)