Meaning: Sea; ocean
The story
Hải is a Vietnamese given name with the Sino-Vietnamese root 海, meaning sea or ocean. The accents in Hải identify this reading; the unaccented spelling Hai can conceal different Vietnamese words.
Nicknames
- Haihai
- Xiao Hai
Spellings & variants
- Hoi
- Hải
Popularity
Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.
Style
- Nature
- Short
- Works everywhere
Origins
Hai comes from Vietnamese and Chinese.
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