Aoi (あおい, アオイ) is both a Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.

Aoi
Pronunciation[aoi]
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameJapan
MeaningIt can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of originJapan

Written forms

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Forms in kanji can include:

  • 葵, "hollyhock"
  • 碧, "blue-green, beautiful"
  • 蒼, "blue, indigo"
  • 青唯, "blue only"
  • 蒼唯, "blue only"
  • 葵唯, "hollyhock only"
  • 葵陽, "hollyhock sun"

People

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with the given name Aoi
  • Aoi (born 1984), Japanese singer
  • Aoi (葵), vocalist of Japanese rock band Ayabie
  • Aoi (葵, born 1979), guitarist of Japanese rock band The Gazette
  • Aoi Enomoto (榎本 葵, born 1992), Japanese baseball player
  • Aoi Hiiragi (柊 あおい, born 1962), Japanese manga artist
  • Aoi Koga (古賀 葵, born 1993), Japanese voice actress
  • Aoi Matsuda (松田 蒼, born 1996), Japanese badminton player
  • Aoi Miyazaki (宮﨑 あおい, born 1985), Japanese actress
  • Aoi Morikawa (森川 葵, born 1995), Japanese actress and model
  • Aoi Nakabeppu (中別府 葵, born 1990), Japanese fashion model and actress
  • Aoi Nakamura (中村 蒼, born 1991), Japanese actor
  • Aoi Nanase (七瀬 葵, born 1967), Japanese manga artist
  • Aoi Nishimata (西又 葵, born 1977), Japanese character designer and illustrator
  • Aoi Shiga (志賀 葵, born 1999), Japanese ice hockey player
  • Aoi Tada (多田 葵, born 1981), Japanese voice actress
  • Aoi Teshima (手嶌 葵, born 1987), Japanese singer and voice actress
  • Aoi Yūki (八武崎 碧, born 1992), Japanese voice actress
with the surname Aoi
  • Eir Aoi (藍井 エイル, born 1988), Japanese singer
  • Futaba Aoi (葵 二葉), Japanese manga artist
  • Shouta Aoi (蒼井 翔太, born 1987), Japanese singer and voice actor
  • Sola Aoi (蒼井 そら, born 1983), Japanese AV idol
  • Tsukasa Aoi (葵 つかさ, born 1990), Japanese AV idol
  • Wakana Aoi (葵 わかな, born 1998), Japanese actress and idol
  • Yū Aoi (蒼井 優, born 1985), Japanese actress and model

Fictional characters

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with the given name Aoi
  • Aoi (アオイ), Laughing Man's alias, a character in the anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
  • Aoi, a character in the video game Warframe
  • Aoi Akane, a character in the anime series Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
  • Aoi (あおい), a character in the anime series Wish Upon the Pleiades
  • Aoi Asahina (朝日奈 葵), a character in the video game series Danganronpa
  • Aoi Fukasaku (深作 葵), a character in the manga series Coppelion
  • Aoi Futaba (葵 双葉), a character in the manga series You're Under Arrest
  • Aoi Futaba (双葉 アオイ), a character in the light novel series Asobi ni Iku yo!
  • Aoi Futaba (二葉 あおい), a character in the anime series Vividred Operation
  • Aoi Himekawa (姫川 葵), a character in the manga and anime series Haikyū!!
  • Aoi Housen (蓬仙 あおい), a character in the anime series Infinite Ryvius
  • Aoi Hyōdō (兵藤 葵), a character in the manga series Maid Sama!
  • Aoi Inuyama (犬山 あおい), a character in the manga series Laid-Back Camp
  • Aoi Marina Gabriel Jeanne, a French school girl OC from Paris, France
  • Aoi Kannazuki (神無月 葵), a character in the slot machine game series Kaitō Tenshi Twin Angel
  • Aoi Kanzaki (神崎葵), a character in the series Kimetsu no Yaiba
  • Aoi Kimidori (木緑 葵), a character in the manga series Dr. Slump
  • Aoi Kiriya (霧矢 あおい), a character in the arcade game Aikatsu!
  • Aoi Koga (古雅 葵), a character in the manga series Full Moon o Sagashite
  • Aoi Konno (紺野 あおい), a character in the manga series Seiyu's Life!
  • Aoi Kunieda (邦枝 葵), a character in the manga series Beelzebub
  • Aoi Kurashiki (倉式 葵), a character in the video game Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
  • Aoi Mashiro (真城 葵), protagonist of the novel series Kyōto Teramachi Sanjō no Holmes
  • Aoi Matsubara (松原 葵), a character in the visual novel To Heart
  • Aoi Minase (水瀬 碧), protagonist of the visual novel If My Heart Had Wings
  • Aoi Mutō (武藤 葵), a character in the manga series Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture
  • Aoi Nanamori (七守葵), a character in the manga series The Demon Prince of Momochi House
  • Aoi Natsuumi (夏海碧), a character in the anime series Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure
  • Aoi Nogami (野上 葵), a character in the manga series Zettai Karen Children
  • Aoi Ogiyama (荻山 葵), a character in the light novel series Ro-Kyu-Bu!
  • Aoi Sakuraba (桜庭 葵), a character in the manga series Ai Yori Aoshi
  • Aoi Sakurada (櫻田 葵), a character in the manga series Castle Town Dandelion
  • Aoi Sakurai (桜井 あおい), a character in the light novel series Rail Wars!
  • Aoi Senoh (瀬能 あおい), a character in the anime series My-HiME
  • Aoi Shinagawa (品川 葵), a character in the manga series Kekkaishi
  • Aoi Tategami (立神 あおい) (or Cure Gelato), a character in the anime series Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode
  • Aoi Tōsaka (遠坂 葵), a character in the light novel series Fate/Zero
  • Aoi Tsubaki (津場木 葵), protagonist of the light novel series Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi
  • Aoi no Ue (葵の上), a wife of Hikaru Genji in the classic The Tale of Genji
  • Aoi Umenokoji (梅小路 葵), a character in the video game series Virtua Fighter
  • Aoi Yukimura (雪村 あおい), a character in the manga series Encouragement of Climb
  • Aoi Yusa (遊佐 葵), a character in the light novel series Haganai
  • Aoi Zaizen (財前 葵), a character in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS
  • Aoi Miyake (三宅葵依), a character in the music media franchise D4DJ
  • Aoi Todo (東とう堂どう葵あおい), a character in the manga series Jujutsu Kaisen
with the surname Aoi
  • Akira Aoi (蒼井 晶), a character in the anime series selector infected WIXOSS
  • Azusa Aoi (蒼井 あずさ), a character in the manga series Whispered Words
  • Jun Aoi, a character in the anime series Martian Successor Nadesico
  • Kazuha Aoi, a character in the anime series Freezing
  • Kazuya Aoi, a character in the anime series Freezing
  • Mitsuru Aoi (葵 充), a character in the manga series Legendz
  • Nagisa Aoi (蒼井 渚砂), protagonist of the light novel series Strawberry Panic!
  • Sena Aoi (蒼井 セナ), a character in the visual novel Chaos;Head
  • Takuma Aoi (青井 拓馬), a character in the film Battle Royale II: Requiem
  • Tori Aoi (葵・トーリ), a character in the light novel series Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
  • Yui Aoi (蒼井 結衣), a character in the manga series Age 12
  • Valt Aoi (蒼井 バルト, Aoi Baruto) is the main character of the anime/manga Beyblade Burst and Beyblade Burst God/Evolution and supporting character in the rest of the seasons
  • Toko[natsu] and Nika Aoi (蒼井常夏, Aoi Tokonatsu & 蒼井日夏, Aoi Nika ) are the younger siblings of Valt Aoi . They appear in the anime/manga Beyblade Burst, Beyblade Burst God/Evolution, and Beyblade Burst Chouzetsu/Turbo