The baby name Mei-Hsing is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced May-shing (approx. /meɪ ʃɪŋ/); in pinyin spelling Mei-Xing pronounced roughly /meɪ ɕɪŋ/.
Mei-Hsing is Chinese in Origin.
The baby name Mei-Hsing is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced May-shing (approx. /meɪ ʃɪŋ/); in pinyin spelling Mei-Xing pronounced roughly /meɪ ɕɪŋ/.
Mei-Hsing is Chinese in Origin.
Mei-Hsing is a Chinese compound given name formed from Mei and Hsing. Mei may be written 美 “beautiful, refined” or 梅 “plum (blossom),” a winter-blooming symbol of resilience. Hsing is the Wade–Giles romanization of modern Pinyin xing and most commonly corresponds to 星 “star” or 興 “to rise; prosper.” Depending on the chosen characters, the name conveys sentiments such as “beautiful star” (美星) or “plum blossom rising/prosperity” (梅興). While Chinese names are not rigidly gendered, combinations with 美 often lean feminine.
In romanization history, the hyphenated spelling reflects older Wade–Giles and diaspora practices, especially in Taiwan and overseas communities before Hanyu Pinyin became widespread. Today it is typically rendered as Mei-Xing or Meixing; Cantonese and other Sinitic forms include Mei-Sing (美星) or Mui-Hing/Mui-Sing when 梅 is used. Variant presentations drop the hyphen (Meihsing) or adapt Mei to May in anglophone contexts.
Mei-Hsing doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. Most often that means a rare name, a regional or heritage one, or a recent coinage. Either way, it's a name very few children share.
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