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The baby name Jingmei is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Pinyin: Jìngměi (Jìng-měi). Approximate English: 'JING-may' (jing ~ 'jeeng', mei ~ 'may'). IPA: /tɕiŋ.meɪ/.

Jingmei is Chinese in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Chinese
Pronunciation: Pinyin: Jìngměi (Jìng-měi). Approximate English: 'JING-may' (jing ~ 'jeeng', mei ~ 'may'). IPA: /tɕiŋ.meɪ/

What is the meaning of the name Jingmei ?

The baby name Jingmei is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Pinyin: Jìngměi (Jìng-měi). Approximate English: 'JING-may' (jing ~ 'jeeng', mei ~ 'may'). IPA: /tɕiŋ.meɪ/.

Jingmei is Chinese in Origin.

Jingmei is a Mandarin Chinese given name composed of Jing and Mei, with meaning contingent on the written characters. Common pairings include 静美 (Jìngměi, “calm/serene beauty”), 景美 (Jǐngměi, “beautiful scenery”), 晶美 (Jīngměi, “sparkling beauty”), 菁美 (Jīngměi, “refined/verdant beauty”), 靖美 (Jìngměi, “peaceful beauty”), and 景梅 or 静梅, which invoke the plum blossom’s symbolism of resilience and purity. The name is strongly feminine when Mei is 美 “beauty” or 梅 “plum,” and it reads naturally in standard pinyin as Jingmei or Jing-mei.

Used across Mainland China and Taiwan since the mid-20th century, Jingmei fits the modern two-syllable style for women’s names while drawing on classical imagery. Romanization variants include Jingmei, Jing-mei, and the older Wade-Giles Ching-mei; tone-marked forms clarify pronunciation (Jìngměi/Jǐngměi/Jīngměi). The name is familiar to English readers through Amy Tan’s character Jing-mei “June” Woo in The Joy Luck Club, and it also appears as a toponym in Taipei (Jingmei).

Jingmei is an uncommon pick. Across 6 countries, we found 22 recorded uses of it.

Jingmei has the following similar or variant Names

Jingmei – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
MO Girls 0 #262 2 7,056
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
CN Girls 0 #358 2 8,829
SG Girls 0 #577 10 18,916
HK Girls 0 #648 3 16,104
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
MY Girls 0 #1,072 1 24,821

Jingmei is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:

CN
HK
MO
MY
SA

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People also ask about Jingmei

Jingmei is predominantly a girl's name.
Jingmei is a 2 syllable name, pronounced Pinyin: Jìngměi (Jìng-měi). Approximate English: 'JING-may' (jing ~ 'jeeng', mei ~ 'may'). IPA: /tɕiŋ.meɪ/.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include 静美, 靖美, 晶美, 景美, 静梅 and Jing-mei.
Across languages, Jingmei has these equivalents: Serena (Latin/English, 'serene'), Bella / Belle (Italian/French, 'beautiful'), Grace (English, 'grace'), Callista (Greek, 'most beautiful').
Jingmei is a name of Chinese origin, traditionally used in China. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within China and its diaspora communities.
Without doubt. Jingmei falls well short of the numbers a name needs to reach any national birth ranking, so it is fair to call it rare.