Name Origins

...a bit about the names...

Kai (pronounced kye) has lots of meanings in cultures throughout the world. We chose it primarily as a Hawaiian and Japanese word meaning "the ocean." Kai is also a variant of the Hebrew "Chai" which means "living" or "life," just as papa's name "Vitaly" is derived from the Latin root "vita" for "life." Kai is also of Welsh, Scandinavian and Greek origin, meaning "keeper of the keys". Finally, Kai is also a Hmong male name and in Chinese means "triumphant," while in Burmese means "strong" or "unbreakable."

Nadia is the diminutive of the Russian name Надежда (Nadezhda) which means "hope". It is also an anagram of Diana.

Israel was papa's maternal grandfather's name, while Paulina was papa's paternal grandmother's name.