The baby name Mei-Hsien is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin (pinyin): Měi‑xián; Approximate English: 'MAY-shyen' (often rendered 'May-syen').
Mei-Hsien is Chinese in Origin.
The baby name Mei-Hsien is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin (pinyin): Měi‑xián; Approximate English: 'MAY-shyen' (often rendered 'May-syen').
Mei-Hsien is Chinese in Origin.
A Mandarin Chinese given name in Wade-Giles, Mei-Hsien combines Mei (美 “beautiful” or 梅 “plum blossom”) with Hsien, the older form of modern pinyin xian. Meanings vary by characters: 美娴 conveys “beautiful and composed”; 梅仙 suggests “plum-blossom immortal/fairy,” a poetic image of purity and resilience; 美贤 reads as “beautifully virtuous.” The hyphen reflects the traditional two-syllable structure of Chinese given names.
Usage clusters in 20th-century Taiwan and the overseas Chinese diaspora, where Wade-Giles and hyphenated spellings were common; pinyin standardization later yielded Mei-Xian or Meixian. The name trends feminine when written with 娴 or 仙, though 贤 makes it unisex. Variants include Mei Xian, Mei‑xian, Meixian, and Meihsien; related single-element names are Mei and Xian. Symbolically, plum (梅) evokes endurance and renewal, while 仙 and 娴 add an aura of grace or transcendence.
Mei-Hsien is vanishingly rare. We hold just 1 recorded use of it, from 1 country.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
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