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Around the world, メイ (May , Mei , Mae , and others...) is a widespread primarily feminine, but scarcely masculine given name. The forename メイ is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly Mongolia, where it is a widespread girly name, Macao, where it is a common primarily girly, but very seldom masculine name, and Hong Kong, where it is a common girly name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Indonesia, Philippines, and Egypt. Likewise, メイ is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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May | China, United States, Mongolia, Malaysia, Myanmar |
Mae, Mei, Maye, Mey | China, United States, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar |
メイ | Japan |
Mej | Philippines, United States, Mexico, Malaysia, Indonesia |
メイ is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Qin Ming , the Water Margin character; Spider-Girl , the fictional superheroine in Marvel Comics' MC2 universe; Kong Ming , the Water Margin character; Mei Terumi , the fictional character from Naruto, Naruto: Shippūden and Huang Mei , the Jin Ping Mei character, and in many other works.