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My niece is named Kairi. This name is prone to mispronounciation by school teachers and strangers as they tend to pronounce it like Carrie instead of Kie-ree.
- I have a daughter named Kairi and people do mispronounce it a lot and I always have people asking me if her name is Kylee. I have to tell them like Kylee but with an 'R'.
My Granddaughter's name is Kairi Skye and the name is almost as beautiful as she is, she is 1 1/2 years old. The name is a new name and sounds refreshing and everyone should get used to it because soon it will be the number one name for girls, just wait and see. Everyone sure does have a heck of a time pronouncing it, but that is the fun of it and because the name is unique, she will grow up knowing she is unique too.

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I call my daughter 'Ki' a lot, like 'ky'. Her daddy likes to call her Kiaster, like 'ky-ster' ")

Meanings and history of the name Kairi: | Edit

This is a Japanese name, translated it can have several meanings all related to water: ocean, sea or ocean village.
The name is also French and means 'song' or 'melody'.

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Kairi in song, story & screen: | Edit

This name became very popular with the release of the Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts 2 video games. In the game, one of the seven Princesses is named Kairi. Well-known actress, Hayden Panettierre, voices this character.

There is also a famous dive location in the Maldives, called "Kairi Beyru Thila."