Meiyin as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Meiyin

What is the meaning of the name Meiyin ?

The baby name Meiyin is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Měi yīn (pinyin: Měiyīn) — approximate English: "may-yin" ("may" with a falling–rising tone, "yin" with a high level tone).

Meiyin is Chinese in Origin.

Meiyin is a Mandarin Chinese feminine given name formed from Mei and Yin. Mei is commonly written 美 ‘beautiful’ or 梅 ‘plum blossom’; Yin often appears as 音 ‘sound, tone,’ 茵 ‘lush softness,’ or 银 ‘silver.’ Accordingly, meanings range from “beautiful sound/sweet-voiced” (美音, Měiyīn) to “plum-blossom tone” (梅音) or “beautiful silver” (美银). Because Chinese names are character-based, the intended sense depends on the chosen hanzi and family taste.

Two-syllable girl names built with Mei and Yin have been used across the Chinese-speaking world since the early twentieth century, prized for gentle, literary imagery. The name occurs in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia. Romanization variants include Meiyin, Mei-yin, and Mei Yin; with tones, Měiyīn; in older systems, Mei-yin (Wade-Giles). Related forms swap the second element, such as Meiying (美英/美莹) and Meiyun (美云/美韵); Cantonese analogues may appear as Mei-yan.