Ka-Wai

Meaning

guardian of the family (家衛); famously borne by Wong Kar-wai, auteur director of In the Mood for Love and Chungking Express

Popularity, 1890–2024

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ka-Wai has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

Names that fit alongside Ka-Wai

Ka-Fai Chiu-Wai Wichai Yun-Fat Pentti Budi

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