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Mei (given name)

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Mei
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese, Chinese
MeaningIt can have many different meanings depending on the character used
Other names
Related namesMeiko
Meina
Meika
Meihui

Mei (Japanese: 芽衣, Mandarin: 美) is a feminine given name used in various cultures, particularly Japan and China.

Written forms

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Mei can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

  • 芽衣, "sprout, garment"
  • 芽依, "sprout, reliant"
  • 明依, "bright, reliant"
  • , "ring or echo"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Mei can also be written using different Chinese characters:[1]

  • 美, "beautiful"
  • 梅, "Chinese plum"
  • 明, "light" “bright”

People with the given name Mei

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From Japan

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From China

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From other countries

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  • Mei Joni, an Indonesian basketball player.
  • Mei Mac (born 1992), British stage actress

Fictional characters with the given name Mei

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Japanese characters

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  • Mey-Rin (メイリン), a character in the manga series Black Butler
  • Mei (メイ), a character in the picture book and animated movie Arashi no Yoru ni
  • Mei (メイ), a character in the manga series O-Parts Hunter
  • Mei (メイ), a character in the tokusatsu television series Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger
  • Mei Aihara (藍原 芽衣), a character in the manga Citrus
  • Mei Etoh (衛藤 芽生), a character in the manga series Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!
  • Mei Hatsume, a character in My Hero Academia
  • Mei Irizaki (西崎 芽依), a character in the anime series High School Fleet
  • Mei Kusakabe (草壁 メイ), a character in the anime film My Neighbor Totoro
  • Mei Misaki (見崎 鳴), a character in the novel Another
  • Mei Narumiya (成宮 鳴), a character in the manga series Ace of Diamond
  • Mei Narusegawa (成瀬川 メイ), a character in the manga series Love Hina
  • Mei Sunohara (春原 芽衣), a character in the visual novel Clannad
  • Mei Tachibana (橘 めい), protagonist of the manga series Say "I love you"
  • Mei Terumi (照美 メイ), a character in the manga and anime series Naruto
  • Mei Yasumura (安村 メイ), a character in the manga and anime series Ouran High School Host Club
  • May Chang (メイ・チャン), a main character in the manga series Fullmetal Alchemist
  • Mei Hayakawa (早川 芽衣), a character in the manga series Scum's Wish
  • Mei Hatsume (発目明) a character in the manga series "My Hero Academia"
  • Raiden Mei (雷電芽衣) a playable character in "Honkai Impact 3rd"
  • Mei Yoneme (米女 メイ), a character in the media franchise Love Live! Superstar!!

Other characters

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Mei". behindthename.com. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
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