A surname pronounced 'ge', meaning 'cover', associated with the swordsman Gai Nie.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say96
Reads the way it looks for an English speaker — no sounds English doesn't have.
Recognised in China46
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write65
11 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
Gai Nie — Warring States swordsman, mentioned in the Records of the Grand Historian.
Gai Kuanrao — Gai Kuanrao was a Western Han official known for his uprightness and outspoken criticism of corruption. He served as Colonel Director of Retainers and committed suicide after offending powerful nobles.
Gai Yan — Gai Yan was a general of the Eastern Han dynasty and one of the Yuntai Twenty-Eight Generals. He served Emperor Guangwu and played a key role in reunifying China.