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What does Dai mean?
Dai 
as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Dai) is pronounced dah-ee. It is of Japanese and Welsh origin, and the meaning of Dai is "large; to shine". A Welsh short form or nickname for David.
STARTS WITH Da-
Variations
RELATED FORMS VIA DAVID Daffy, Dave▼, Daven, Davey, Davi, Davide, Davie, Daviel, Davies, Davin, Davis▲, Davon▼, Davy, Davyd, Davyn
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dai Cash (D.C.), ..
How popular is Dai?
Dai is an uncommon first name for males but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#11060 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Dai (UNLISTED) ranked in the Top 2000 are Dave (#1949 LAST YEAR), Daven, Davey, Davi (#1841), David (#22), Davie, Davin (#1318), Davis (#507), Davon (#1295) and Davy. Adoption of these forms of Dai was at its most widespread in the 1960s (ADOPTION OF 3.9%) and has become significantly diminished since (ADOPTION 0.6%, ▼85%), with versions such as Davon becoming less in vogue. Davis is the most contemporarily stylish boy name in this compilation. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Dai is pronounced similarly to Da-, Daw, Dawe, Day, Daye, De-, Dee▼, Dewi, Dewie, Dow and Dowe. Other recommended sound-alike names are Cai, Dag, Dain, Dal, Dan▼, Dani, Dar, Dax▲, Hai, Jai, Kai▲ and Rai. These names tend to be more commonly used than Dai.
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