Rei

Pronunciation	similar to the English word "ray"
Gender	Unisex
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew and Japanese
Meaning	Japanese: Different depending on the kanji used Hebrew: my shepherd; my companion; my friend
Region of origin

Rei is both a Japanese given name and a Hebrew given name.

• In Japanese, Rei can have different meanings depending on the kanji used.
• In Hebrew, the name Rei (רעי Re`iY) originates in biblical texts which mean "my shepherd; my companion; my friend".
• In Hebrew, the word 'Rei' can be used for (or by) either gender, while in Japanese, Rei is generally only a given name for females. Rei can also be used as a surname.

Possible writings in Japanese

• 麗, "lovely"
• 霊, "spirit, ghost"
• 例, "example"
• 零, "zero"
• 麗, "elegance"
• 玲, "exquisite, clever, sound of jewels"
• 麗, "beautiful"
• 令, "rule, order"
• 礼, "etiquette, bow, gratitude"
• 怜, "wise"
• 鈴, "small bell"
• 嶺, "peak, summit"
• 黎, "black, dark, many"
• 澪, "water route, shipping canal"
• 励, "encourage"
• レイ, Rei written in katakana
• れい, Rei written in hiragana

People

• Rei (רעי), one of those who retained their allegiance to King David when Adonijah rebelled: 1 Kings 1:8
• Rei Berroa, a Dominican-American poet, university professor, literary and cultural critic, and translator
• Rei Hiroe (広江 礼威, born 1972), Japanese manga artist
• Rei Igarashi (大濱 貴子, born 1963), Japanese actress and voice actress
• Rei Kawakubo (川久保 玲, born 1942), Japanese fashion designer, founder of Comme des Garçons
• Rei Kikukawa (菊川 怜, born 1978), Japanese actress, model and television presenter
• Rei Mikamoto (三家本 礼), Japanese horror manga artist
• Rei Okamoto, (岡本玲, born 1991), Japanese model and actress
• Rei Omishi (臣士れい), Japanese screenwriter and manga author/artist
• Reihaneh "Rei" Safavi-Naini (ريحانه صفوی نائينی), Iranian-born computer science professor
• Rei Sakuma (佐久間 レイ), a Japanese voice actor
• Pelé ("The King" (O Rei)), Brazilian association football player
• Eusébio ("The King" (O Rei)), former Portuguese association football player
• José Fontana (soccer player) (Rei), Brazilian association football player
• Rei (wrestler), Hong Kong professional wrestler

Fictional characters

• Rei Ayanami, from the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, and the film The End of Evangelion
• Rei Hasekura, from the light novel series Maria-sama Ga Miteru
• Rei Hino (Sailor Mars), one of the main characters in the Sailor Moon anime and manga series
• Rei Hizuki, a secondary character in Sky Girls
• Rei Kashino, a troubled playboy who is a professional motorcycle racer
• Rei Kurosawa, a 23-year-old freelance photographer from the Fatal Frame video games
• Rei Miyamoto, a survivor in Highschool of the Dead.
• Rei (Breath of Fire character), from Breath of Fire III
• Rei (Fist of the North Star character)
• Rei Saotome (Blair Flannigan), a character in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX the most adorable, beautiful, cute, charming, heavenly, intelligent, kissable, lovely, and wise anime character.
• Rei Tachibana (aka Dynapink), from Kagaku Sentai Dynaman
• Rei Toei, from the Bridge trilogy novels
• Rei (Urusei Yatsura character)
• Rei the canine warrior from the PS2 game Ōkami
• Rei Ryghts, a character in the PS3 game Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory
• Rei Takashima, from the anime and manga series Deadman Wonderland
• Rei Ryugazaki, from the anime series Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club.
• Rei Hōōmaru, from the anime series Kill la Kill
• Rei Suzuya (later changed his name to Juuzou Suzuya) from the anime and manga series Tokyo Ghoul
• Rei Ogami from anime and manga series Code:Breaker
• Rei Sagara from the anime and manga series Love Stage!!
• Rei from 3DS game and manga Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Places

• Rei, Iran, an ancient Zoroastrian city, now a suburb of Tehran

Other

• Higurashi Rei, the third season of the anime Higurashi When They Cry
• Rei Momo (Carnival character)
• Rei Momo, an album
• Rei vindicatio
• REI, FAA/IATA identifier for Redlands Municipal Airport a public use airport in Redlands, California
• Rei, Portuguese name for a King in Chess
• Radiation Effects in Insulators, an international conference held every second year since 1981
• REI, US retail corporation organized as a consumers' cooperative
• Reproductive endocrinology and infertility, a surgical subspecialty of obstetrics and gynecology
• Restricted Entry Interval, time interval after application of pesticide (on plants) during which ordinary persons (i e not wearing protective gear) are not supposed to enter the premises.