Dai - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Dai \dai\ is pronounced dah-ee. It is of Japanese and Welsh origin, and its meaning is "large; to shine". A Welsh short form or nickname for David.

Baby names that sound like Dai are Da-, Daw and Day. Other similar baby names are Cai, Hai, Dag, Dal, Dan, Dain, Dani, Dar, Davi, Jai, Kai and Rai.

Dai is a very rare male first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Dai. Click here to compare Dai with related baby names.