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芽依

Mei Japanese Name

めい · メイ

JMnedict attests 芽依 read めい as a female given name. The exact combination appears at no. 4 in Tamahiyo’s 2025 girls’ top 100 sample.

Meaning overview

These interpretations belong to this reviewed name record. Variant-specific explanations appear separately below.

  • The literal character glosses include bud or sprout for 芽 and reliant or depend on for 依; they are not a verified whole-name translation.
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Name facts

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Hiragana
めい
Katakana
メイ
Pronunciation
meh-ee
Gender association
Feminine
Usage status
Common
Origin
Japanese given name; this record covers 芽依 read めい.
Mora count
2
Record status
Reviewed
Last reviewed
July 25, 2026

Naturalness note

JMnedict attests 芽依 read めい as a female given name. The exact combination appears at no. 4 in Tamahiyo’s 2025 girls’ top 100 sample.

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Reviewed reading: めい · written guide: meh-ee

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Kanji variants

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芽依

めい

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Documented interpretation

  • 芽: bud; sprout
  • 依: reliant; depend on

Usage note

JMnedict records 芽依 read めい as a female given name; the exact spelling and reading ranked fourth in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample.

Sources: 1, 2, 3

Editorial notes

Cultural context

  • Mei has multiple Japanese spellings. This page covers 芽依, not the 芽衣 spelling used elsewhere in older site copy.

Pronunciation notes

  • Mei has two mora, め・い; keep the vowel sequence distinct rather than treating it as English “may.”

Common misunderstandings

  • Romanized Mei does not identify a unique kanji spelling.

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  1. ENAMDICT/JMnedict Japanese Proper Names Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

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    Hiragana, Romaji, Genders, Kanji Variants 0 reading, Is Real Name, Origin

    The exact 芽依 [めい] entry is classified as a female given name.

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    Dictionary inclusion does not measure current frequency, guarantee a reading for every bearer, or establish legal acceptance of a new registration.

  2. KANJIDIC Project

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

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    Kanji Variants 0 meanings, Meanings, Themes

    The glosses are for the two characters separately.

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    Character glosses are not whole-name translations and do not establish an intended whole-name meaning or family etymology.

  3. 2025年 女の子赤ちゃんの名前ランキング100

    Benesse Corporation (たまひよ) · JA · accessed Jul 25, 2026

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    Usage Status, Genders, Naturalness Note

    The exact spelling 芽依 with reading めい appears at no. 4 in the stated 2025 girls’ sample.

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    The ranking covers names submitted through Benesse products and services for births from January 1 to September 15, 2025; it is not a census of all births in Japan.

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