Airi
[ˈaɪəri]Meaning
Japanese: 愛 (ai) "love" with 莉 (ri) "white jasmine" or 梨 (ri) "pear"; Finnish: from airut "messenger, herald"
Background Story
Airi is a feminine given name used in Estonian, Finnish and Japanese. The Japanese name is written with combinations of kanji such as 愛里, 愛李, 愛莉, 愛理, 愛梨, 藍梨 or あいり in hiragana, most commonly 愛 (ai) "love, affection" with 莉 (ri) "white jasmine" or 梨 (ri) "pear". In Finnish and Estonian the name derives from airut, meaning "messenger, herald"; the Finnish name was invented at the end of the 19th century, either from airut or from place names such as Airisto and Airikka, and the Estonian form is a variant of Aili or comes directly from Finnish Airi.
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