Tei as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Tei

What is the meaning of the name Tei ?

The baby name Tei is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Commonly pronounced 'TAY' (/teɪ/). (In Japanese pronounced similarly as 'tei'; in Korean often rendered as 'te-i' in romanization.).

Tei is Japanese, Korean in Origin.

Tei is a compact, largely unisex Japanese name whose meaning depends on the kanji chosen. Kanji options include 貞 (“upright, chaste”), 亭 (“pavilion; calm”), 禎 (“auspicious”), 汀 (“waterside”), 帝 (“emperor”), and 艇 (“boat”), among others. As a given name it is rare in modern Japan, prized for its sleek sound; it also appears as a surname or in the Sino-Japanese reading of Chinese surnames such as 鄭 (Tei). Spelled in kana it is テイ/てい; the standard romanization is Tei.

Beyond Japan, Tei is sometimes used in Wales as a short form of Teilo, the name of a revered 6th‑century bishop-saint; the longer form’s etymology is uncertain. Variant spellings include Tey in English, while related Japanese elaborations include Teiko (feminine) and Teiji (masculine).