Airi

Airi is a feminine given name used in Estonian, Finnish and Japanese.[2] The Japanese name can be written as 愛里, 愛李, 愛莉, 愛理, 愛梨, 藍梨 or あいり in hiragana).[3].

In Finnish and Estonian, the name is derived from airut, meaning messenger or herald. As of 1 January 2022, Airi is the 240th most popular feminine given name in Estonia.[4]

Notable Japanese people with the name include:

• Airi Furukawa (古川 愛李, born 1989), Japanese illustrator and former singer
• Airi Hatakeyama (畠山 愛理, born 1994), Japanese rhythmic gymnast
• Airi Kinoshita (木下 あいり, 1998–2005), Japanese murder victim
• Airi Matsui (松井 愛莉, born 1996), Japanese model, actress, and former singer
• Airi Miyabe (宮部 藍梨, born 1998), Japanese volleyball player
• Airi Nakajima (中島 愛里, born 1990), Japanese actress and gravure idol
• Airi Shimizu (清水 あいり, born 1992), Japanese gravure idol, actress and television personality
• Airi Suzuki (鈴木 愛理, born 1994), Japanese singer, actress, model and radio personality
• Airi Suzuki (violinist) (鈴木 愛理, born 1989), Japanese violinist
• Airi Taira (平 愛梨, born 1984), Japanese actress
• Airi Tanigawa (谷川 愛梨, born 1995), Japanese singer
• Airi Toriyama (通山 愛里, born 1989), Japanese actress and singer
• AiRI, Japanese singer