The story behind Mei
Borrowed from English May.
Pronunciation
Hawaiian: /ˈmei̯/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hawaiian: [ˈmɛj]
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Names Similar to Mei
Lui
Borrowed from English Louis.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mùi
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 未 (SV: vị). Some dictionaries (such as Thiều Chửu's) consider it as Sino-Vietnamese, but the huyền tone is unlikely to be derived from…
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mae
Borrowed from English Mae.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
March
English March From Middle English March, Marche, borrowed from Anglo-Norman marche, from Old French marz, from Latin mensis Mārtius (“the Martian month”), from earlier Mavors.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mari
Traditional short form of Maria. Borrowed from English Mary. The kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当(あ)て字(じ)).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- similar length
- same starting sound
Marī
Borrowed from English Marie. The kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当(あ)て字(じ)).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- similar length
- same starting sound
Middle Names for Mei
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abby
Borrowed from English Abby in the 20th century. Borrowed from English Abby.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abigail
From Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Abigail”, literally “my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy”). a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abigail Borrowed from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Mei
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abby
Borrowed from English Abby in the 20th century. Borrowed from English Abby.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Adamu
Borrowed from English Adam.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length