Dai (given name)

Dai is a given name. In Welsh it's a masculine given name, a hypocorism of Dafydd or David, as well as a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Dai Ailian (1916–2006), Chinese dancer
• Dai Andrews (born 1977), American performance and visual artist
• Dai Baldé (born 2006), Bissau-Guinean footballer
• Dai Bingguo (born 1941), Chinese politician and diplomat
• Dai Bradley (born 1953), English actor
• Dai Buell (1892-1939), American pianist and teacher
• Dai Davies (1880–1944), Welsh footballer
• Dai Davies (1948–2021), Welsh footballer
• Dai Davies (born 1959), Welsh politician
• Dai Greene (born 1986), a British hurdler
• Dai Fujikura (藤倉 大; born 1977), Japanese classical composer
• Dai Henwood (born 1978), New Zealand comedian
• Dai Jin (1388–1462), Chinese painter
• Dai Le (born 1968), Vietnamese-born Australian politician
• Dai Li (1897–1946), Chinese spymaster
• Dai Matsumoto (松本 大; born 1959), Japanese voice actor
• Dai Dai N'tab (born 1994), Dutch long track speed skater
• Dai Nagao, Japanese composer, musician and producer
• Dai Oketani (桶谷 大; born 1977), Japanese basketball coach
• Dai Qing (born 1941), Chinese journalist
• Dai Satō (佐藤 大; born 1969), Japanese screenwriter and musician
• Dai Sijie (born 1954), Chinese-French author and filmmaker
• Dai Vernon (1894–1992), Canadian magician
• Dai Wai Tsun (born 1999), Hong Kong-born Chinese professional footballer
• Dai Vernon (1894–1992), Canadian magician
• Dai Ward (1934–1996), Wales international footballer
• Dai Xi (1801–1860), Chinese painter
• Dai Yi (1926–2024), Chinese historian
• Dai Yongge, Chinese businessman and entrepreneur
• Dai Young (born 1967), Wales international rugby union player
• Dai Zhen (1724–1777), Chinese philosopher