Chinese name syllable
Syllable Mei
- 美beautiful; pretty; good
- 湄bank; shore
- 镁magnesium
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- M
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin), Cantonese
- Character options
- 5
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters美湄镁梅玫
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Mei in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Mei is a Chinese name syllable whose meaning depends on the characters, for example 美 (beautiful) or 梅 (Chinese plum blossom).
Possible characters for Mei
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) and Cantonese romanization.
- 美
beautiful; pretty; good
Mandarin měi / Cantonese mei5
attested
- 湄
bank; shore
Mandarin méi / Cantonese mei4
attested
- 镁
magnesium
Mandarin měi / Cantonese mei5
attested
- 梅
Chinese plum (mei blossom)
Mandarin méi
- 玫
a type of gemstone; used in 玫瑰 (rose)
Mandarin méi
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Mei
Mei is a Chinese name syllable in Mandarin pinyin spelling; it also matches the Cantonese reading mei of 美 and 湄. The characters 美 (beautiful), 湄 (shore) and 镁 (magnesium) are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. Other options include 梅 (Chinese plum blossom) and 玫 (as in 玫瑰, rose). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Mandarin (pinyin), Cantonese |
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Mei in the JPN ‘Cina’ tables
- Peak era
- 1980s
- Share (girl)
- 23%
- JPN entries
- 2
- Girl 1980s · 23%
Entries containing this syllable: Mei Ling 1970s ♀ 1,517 · Mei Ling 1980s ♀ 1,156 · Mei Yee 1980s ♀ 590
Share of each decade’s top-10 total for that sex; names outside the tables have no figure. Chinese naming eras · Source: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Mei
Sources
- Wiktionary: 美 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 湄 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 鎂 (镁) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 梅 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 玫 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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