Wai name meaning

What does Wai mean?

Creative and adventurous Wai is used mostly in English has its origin in Old English is a unisex name. Wai is spelling variant of Way. Way means Variant of Wayland and From the Land by the Path is used mostly in English has its origin in Old English.

How do I pronounce Wai?

The most common way to pronounce one syllabled Wai is wai.

Variants of Wai

Way

How popular is the name Wai?

Wai is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 32 years of usage and 262 bearers, the name could just made to the top 2790 names in 1977 before vanishing in 1999.

There are over 262 babies that have been given the name Wai in United States. In England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and peaked in 1996 when it ranked 1337th.

However things change on global perspective, Wai is extremely popular in Myanmar where every 1 in 30 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Malaysia, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Thailand and Canada.

At least, 2030000 people globally have been given the name as per our findings.

Facts

Wai in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	287	275	176	130
	87	12	90	4
	37	87	58	67
	37	52	58	32
	26	0	36	0

Here's what numbers has to say about Wai

Deep inside you want someone to take over your dominance and take over the control. To you, justice and honesty are the two most important things in life. You are stubborn and self-motivated. If the letter I represent your capstone, it means you get easily stressed and distracted by evil people. Don't allow people to take away your peace and affect your mood. You like your freedom and independence.

Looking for names similar to Wai? Please go through the following names

•  Malory - Anomalous Latin and Old French Malory is mostly used in English, meaning of Malory is "My Glory or Misfortune" is used for both sexes
•  Carsen - Eminent Carsen is used commonly in English is originated from Old Norse and Celtic and a unisex name, Carsen means "Son of Carr"
•  Messiah - Originated from Hebrew, Customary Messiah is primarily used in English customarily given to both genders, Messiah means "The Anointed One or The Anointed"
•  Okes - Origin of Okes is in English is predominantly used in English, meaning of Okes is "From the Oak" is a baby boy name
•  Elder - Meaning of Elder is Dweller near the Elder Trees or From the Elder Tree has its origin in English and is given to both sexes is mostly used in English

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•  Osbryht
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•  Jarod
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Famous people named Wai

• Wai Ka-fai, 1997 'Too Many Ways to Be No. 1'2000 'Needing You
• Wai Al is noted for his acting in movie Justice, My Foot!
• Wai Ming Chan, from 2000 horror movie Moh gwai gau si, who played N.
• In 1992 action, comedy flick, Pen huo nu lang, Wai Yee Chan portrayed N.
• In 1996, Wai Lam played the role of N in action, thriller film Qiang hu qing chou.
• In 1990 action film, Yee dam hung sum, Wai Yiu played N.
• In 2000 drama flick, Liu lian piao piao, Wai Yiu Yung characterized Pimp.
• Wai Gwan Lee, from 1993 crime, horror film Pang foo, who portrayed Ho Wai Lai.
• In 1993, Wai Tak Wong portrayed the role of David, Ah Hung's Boyfriend in action, thriller movie Chi luo kuang ben.
• Wai Yee Chin characterized central character of N in 1984 horror film Fung lau yuen gwai.

Lists having Wai

• Boys names beginning with W
• Girls names beginning with W
• American Baby Names
• English Baby Names
• Baby Names that mean Land
• Baby Names that mean Path

Sources

1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths