Mei

MAY
Chinese; Hawaiian
"beautiful; plum"

Mei Origin and Meaning

The name Mei is a girl's name of Chinese origin meaning "beautiful; plum".

Homophonous with Mae and May, the beautiful (literally) Mei is poised to climb the charts. The hero of the 2022 Disney/Pixar film Turning Red is a Chinese-Canadian teen named Meilin "Mei" Lee, which may boost the name ever further.

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Mei Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Mei Popularity

Famous People Named Mei

  • Mei Ng
    American novelist
  • Maggie Shiu (Mei
    kei), Hong Kong actress
  • A
    mei, Taiwanese pop singer
  • Mei
    mei Berssenbrugge, Chinese,American poet
  • Muzi Mei (born Li Li)
    Chinese journalist and blogger
  • Mei Finegold (born Meital Slonimsky)
    Israeli pop singer
  • Mae Mei Lapres
    Chinese,Canadian model
  • Gwei Lun
    Mei, Taiwanese actress
  • Celia Mei Rubin
    American actress
  • Mei Kurokawa
    Japanese actress
  • Mei Yu
    YouTuber
  • A'mei Kazuko Grandberry (b. 2016)
    daughter of rapper Omarion and Apryl Jones

Mei in Pop Culture

  • Mei
    princess in Disney's "Mulan 2"
  • An
    mei Hsu, character in "Joy Luck Club"
  • Jing
    mei Woo, character in "Joy Luck Club"
  • Mei
    character in movie "My Neighbor Totoro"
  • Mei Yasumura
    character in anime "Ouran High School Host Club"
  • Mei
    character in French animated series "Galactik Football"
  • Mei
    character in manga "O,Parts Hunter"
  • Mei Hotarubi
    character in "Loveless"
  • Meimei (妹妹)
    Chinese term for a little sister
  • Misaki Mei
    character in anime "Another"
  • Mei
    Ling Zhou, playable hero in Blizzard Entertainment game "Overwatch"
  • Mei Mio
    character from the video game "Yandere Simulator"

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