Mei-Ying as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mei-Ying

What is the meaning of the name Mei-Ying ?

The baby name Mei-Ying is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin: Měi-Yīng (pinyin), approx. 'may-ying'..

Mei-Ying is Chinese in Origin.

Mei-Ying is a Mandarin Chinese compound given name formed from two morphemes, with meaning set by the chosen characters. Mei may be 美 “beautiful” or 梅 “plum blossom”; Ying can be 英 “heroic, outstanding,” 瑛 “lustrous jade,” 莹 “crystalline,” or 颖 “clever.” Common pairings include 美英 “beautiful and heroic,” 梅英 “plum blossom in bloom,” and 美瑛 “beautiful jade radiance.” The name is usually feminine due to its floral and graceful imagery, though not exclusively so.

Documented across Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and overseas Chinese communities from the early 20th century onward, Mei-Ying remains favored for its auspicious elegance. Romanization variants include Meiying and Mei Ying (Hanyu Pinyin), Mei-ying (Wade-Giles and Cantonese transcription), and the Anglicized May Ying. Cantonese pronunciations vary by characters, but the Mandarin tones are typically Měi Yīng or Méi Yīng. The name gained wider recognition in global media via characters named Mei Ying.

⚙ Mei-Ying is vanishingly rare. We count just 6 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 2 countries.