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Mei

/meɪ/

Mei proper noun: a female given name from Mandarin.

Proper noun (1)

Mei

  1. A female given name from Mandarin.

Proper noun (2)

Mei

  1. A surname from Mandarin.

Proper noun (3)

Mei

  1. A county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.
    • The Paochi Special District Revolutionary Committee held an on-the-spot symposium on implementation of policies in Mei County and exemplary models were set up later in the various countries and communes.1969 May 23 [1969 May 19], “Activities in Shensi”, in Daily Report: Communist China, volume I, number 100, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Sian Shensi Provincial, translation of...
    • The striking news on the appearance of a Bigfoot on Taibai Mountain in Xi'an, Shaanxi Provnice^([sic – meaning Province]) recently spread among local residents of Mei County located near the foot of Taibai Mountain. Is Taibai Mountain really home to a Bigfoot?
      Who encountered the Bigfoot on Taibai...2010 October 15, “Bigfoot sighted on Taibai Mountain”, in 叶欣, editor, People's Daily, archived from the original on 23 May 2015

Noun capitalized: MEI

MEI (plural MEIs)

  1. (US) multiengine instructor (a CFI qualified to give training in multiengine aircraft)

Forms of Mei

pluralMEIs

Origin of Mei

From Mandarin 美 (měi, “beautiful”), a common Chinese given name among women.

Typically renders the common Chinese surnames Mandarin 梅 (méi, literally “plum”) and Mandarin 枚 (méi, literally “tree trunk”).

From Mandarin 眉 (Méi).

Phrases with Mei

Words that rhyme with Mei

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Questions about Mei

What does Mei mean?
Mei means a female given name from Mandarin.
What part of speech is Mei?
Mei can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Mei?
Mei is pronounced /meɪ/.

Words near Mei in the dictionary

  1. mehtarships
  2. Mehtas
  3. mehu
  4. Mehujael
  5. mehus
  6. Mei
  7. mei cai
  8. mei cai kou rou
  9. Mei Foo
  10. mei fun
  11. Mei-chou

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Mei (page history and authors); MEI (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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