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The baby name Mei-Zhen is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Měi-zhēn (pinyin); approx. English: 'MAY-jen' — 'Mei' like 'may', 'zhēn' like 'jen' with a retroflex 'zh' sound..

Mei-Zhen is Chinese in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Chinese
Pronunciation: Měi-zhēn (pinyin); approx. English: 'MAY-jen' — 'Mei' like 'may', 'zhēn' like 'jen' with a retroflex 'zh' sound.

What is the meaning of the name Mei-Zhen ?

The baby name Mei-Zhen is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Měi-zhēn (pinyin); approx. English: 'MAY-jen' — 'Mei' like 'may', 'zhēn' like 'jen' with a retroflex 'zh' sound..

Mei-Zhen is Chinese in Origin.

Mei-Zhen is a feminine Chinese given name formed from Mei (美 “beautiful” or 梅 “plum blossom”) and Zhen (珍/真/贞, all pronounced Zhēn in Mandarin), yielding meanings such as “beautiful and precious,” “plum blossom treasure,” “beautiful and true,” or “beautiful and chaste.” Common written forms include 美珍 and 梅珍; pronunciation is roughly May-juhn (Mandarin). The plum blossom symbolizes resilience and purity in Chinese art, while 贞 evokes integrity and steadfast virtue.

As a two-character compound, Mei-Zhen follows a longtime East Asian naming pattern that pairs nature or beauty imagery with moral ideals. It became especially common in the 20th century across Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, and remains familiar in overseas Chinese communities. Romanization variants include Mei Zhen, Meizhen (pinyin without hyphen), and Mei-chen (Wade-Giles); in Cantonese, Zhen may appear as Jan or Zing depending on the character.

Mei-Zhen turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.

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Mei-Zhen is predominantly a girl's name.
Mei-Zhen is a 2 syllable name, pronounced Měi-zhēn (pinyin); approx. English: 'MAY-jen' — 'Mei' like 'may', 'zhēn' like 'jen' with a retroflex 'zh' sound..
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mei Zhen, Meizhen, Mei-chen (alternate romanization), Méi-zhēn (with tone marks) and 梅贞 / 美珍 / 美真 (different character combinations).
Across languages, Mei-Zhen has these equivalents: Mei (美), Zhen (贞/珍/真), Bella (approx., 'beautiful'), Agnes (approx., 'chaste/virtuous').
Mei-Zhen 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.