Mei (given name) explained

Mei
Gender:	Female
Meaning:	It can have many different meanings depending on the character used
Origin:	Japanese, Chinese
Related Names:	Meiko Meina Meika Meihui

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

Possible writings

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

• , "sprout, garment"
• , "sprout, reliant"
• , "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

From Japan

• Mei (singer) (目井 or 姪), a 12th-century Japanese female puppeteer, prostitute, and imayō-style singer. She taught imayō to Otomae, who in turn taught Emperor Goshirakawa.
• May J. (芽生), a Japanese R&B singer
• , Japanese ice hockey player
• May Nakabayashi (芽依), a Japanese J-Pop artist
• Mei Kurokawa, (芽以), a Japanese actress and singer
• Mei Nagano (芽郁), a Japanese actress
• Mei Shigenobu (メイ), the daughter of Japanese Red Army communist Fusako Shigenobu
• Mei Yamazaki (山崎愛生, born 2005) a Japanese singer who is a member of the J-pop girl group Morning Musume

From China

• Mei Fong (方凤美), a Chinese-American journalist.
• Mei Lin (actress) (梅琳), a Chinese actress.
• Mei Hong (chemist), a Chinese-American chemist.
• Hong Mei (athlete) (洪梅), a female Chinese athlete.

From other countries

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

Fictional characters with the given name Mei

Japanese characters

• , a character in the manga series Black Butler
• , a character in the picture book and animated movie Arashi no Yoru ni
• , a character in the manga series O-Parts Hunter
• , a character in the tokusatsu television series Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger
• , a character in the manga Citrus
• , a character in the manga series Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!
• Mei Hatsume, a character in My Hero Academia
• , a character in the anime series High School Fleet
• , a character in the anime film My Neighbor Totoro
• , a character in the novel Another
• , a character in the manga series Ace of Diamond
• , a character in the manga series Love Hina
• , a character in the visual novel Clannad
• , protagonist of the manga series Say "I love you"
• , a character in the manga and anime series Naruto
• , a character in the manga and anime series Ouran High School Host Club
• , 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"
• , a character in the media franchise Love Live! Superstar!!

Other characters

• Mei Chang, a Chinese woman who runs the prison commissary in the series Orange Is the New Black
• Li Mei, a character in the Mortal Kombat series
• Mei (Overwatch), a playable character in Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm
• Mei Lee, a fictional character from Turning Red
• Mei, a character in the anime series Endro!
• Mei, a character in ER
• Mei Fong (born 1972), female character who passes as a boy in Hell on Wheels
• Mey-Rin, a character in the manga series Black Butler
• Mei Meido from the manga Kimi no koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo
• Liu Mei Fan, a character in the Revue Starlight franchise

See also

• Mei (surname)
• Mai (name)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Mei. behindthename.com. November 14, 2019.