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Tai

Heart
Chinese
"great extreme"

Tai Origin and Meaning

The name Tai is a boy's name of Chinese, Maori origin meaning "great extreme".

Tai, which rhymes with Kai, is a unisex name with a range of international references. It means the equivalent of "too much" in Chinese but is also used as a Maori name meaning "the tide" and in Romanian means "yours." While it's only ever ranked in the U.S. Top 1000 as a girls' name, during the height of the popularity of Olympic skater Tai Babilonia, Tai makes a simple intriguing modern choice for either gender.

# 1089 on Nameberry

Tai Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Tai Popularity

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Tai in Pop Culture

  • Tai Kamiyathe protagonist of the TV Series Digimon Adventure