| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lixuan | Varies with characters; commonly combines Li (e.g., 丽 'beautiful', 利 'benefit', 立 'stand') and Xuan (e.g., 璇 'jade/gem', 轩 'elegant pavilion', 萱 'daylily/cheerful', 宣 'declare', 炫 'bright'), often intended as 'beautiful and elegant' or 'beautiful jade/bright'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Lixue | Beautiful snow - conveys beauty and purity like snow | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Lixun | Combines 'Li' (commonly written as characters meaning plum, beautiful, or stand) and 'Xun' (commonly meaning swift, teach, modest, or seek). Exact meaning depends on the characters chosen; typical senses include 'beautiful and swift', 'graceful and quick-minded', or 'esteemed merit'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Liying | Beautiful and clever | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Lo Yu | Varies depending on the Chinese characters. 'Lo' is typically a surname; 'Yu' can mean jade (玉), universe/space (宇), rain (雨), precious/bright (瑜), to give (予), feather (羽), etc. Combined meaning depends on the chosen characters (e.g., 'Lo's jade' or 'Lo of the universe'). | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Loi | From Vietnamese Lợi: 'benefit, profit, advantage, good fortune'. | Chinese, Vietnamese | Boy | — | |
| Long Li | Surname Li (李, "plum") + given name Long (龙/龍, "dragon") - roughly "Li (family) of the dragon" | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Lu Yu | Meaning depends on the Chinese characters chosen. 'Lu' is usually a surname (several characters) and 'Yu' is a common given-name syllable with meanings such as 'jade', 'universe', 'rain', 'language', or 'abundance'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Luh | Likely a variant or romanization of 'Lu'; specific meaning depends on the original language or Chinese character (e.g., 吕, 陆, 卢, 路, 鲁) or no intrinsic meaning if used as an invented name. | Chinese, English, Indonesian, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Lung | Dragon (Chinese character 龍/龙) | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Luo | Chinese: the character 罗/羅 originally means "net" or "to catch" and is used as a surname; East African: denotes membership in the Luo people/ethnic group. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Lushan | Chinese: 'Mount Lu' (name of a mountain; 庐 = Lu/place, 山 = mountain). Sinhalese: meaning is uncertain; in modern usage often interpreted as 'handsome'/'beautiful' (likely derived from Indic roots). | Chinese | Boy | — | |
| Luyu | Varies by Chinese characters used. Common elements: 'Lu' can mean road, dew, precious (璐), land (陆) or honest (鲁); 'Yu' can mean jade (玉), rain (雨), universe (宇), nurture (育) or bright (昱). Combined meanings often convey ideas like 'precious jade', 'clear rain', or 'nurturing/expansive spirit'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Lú | Monosyllabic diminutive or standalone name. In Irish linked to the god Lugh meaning 'light' or 'brightness'; in Romance languages a short form of names beginning with 'Lu'; in Chinese 'Lú' is a surname (various characters). | Chinese, English, Irish, Portuguese, Roman, Spanish | Unisex | — | |
| May Hwa | Plum blossom (a flower symbolizing beauty and resilience) | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Me | Often a diminutive or nickname; in East Asian contexts linked to characters meaning 'beautiful' (e.g., 美), while in Vietnamese the same spelling can correspond to different words depending on tone. | Chinese, English, Korean, Vietnamese | Girl | — | |
| Mee | Often 'beautiful' (Chinese/Korean/Japanese); in Thai means 'to have'. | Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Thai | Girl | — | |
| Mei Hua | Plum blossom (梅花); can also mean 'beautiful flower' or 'beautiful China' depending on characters | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Mei Hwa | Commonly 'plum blossom' (梅花); can also mean 'beautiful flower' or 'beautiful China' depending on characters (e.g., 梅花, 美花, 美华). | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Mei Xing | Commonly written 美星 meaning "beautiful star" (meaning can vary depending on the characters used) | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Mei-Han | Varies by characters; commonly 美 (měi) 'beautiful' + 涵 (hán) 'contain, include, graceful' → 'beautiful and graceful' | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Mei-Hsien | Typically 'Mei' = beautiful + 'Hsien' = virtuous/wise/immortal; commonly interpreted as 'beautiful and virtuous.' | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Mei-Hsing | Likely "beautiful star" (美星); can also mean "beautiful joy/fortune/prosperity" depending on the second character | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Mei-Hsuan | Varies by characters; commonly 'Mei' (美) = 'beautiful' and 'Hsuan/Xuan' (e.g. 萱, 璇, 宣, 玄, 軒, 瑄) = 'daylily', 'jade/precious', 'proclaim', 'mysterious', or 'elegant' - overall often rendered as 'beautiful and elegant' or 'beautiful jade'. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Mei-Hui | Commonly 'beautiful and wise' (exact meaning depends on the Chinese characters used) | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Mei-Jing | Combines Mei (美) 'beautiful' with Jing (commonly 静/晶/婧/菁) meaning 'quiet/bright/refined' - often interpreted as 'beautiful and serene/bright'. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Mei-Ling | Typically from 美 (Měi, 'beautiful') + 玲 (Líng, 'delicate; tinkling of jade'), meaning roughly 'beautiful and delicate'. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Mei-Mei | Often 'little sister' (妹妹) or derived from 'beautiful' (美/美美); generally an affectionate/reduplicated form | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Mei-Yin | Varies by Chinese characters; commonly 'beautiful + sound' (美音) or 'beautiful + silver' (美银). Other combinations (e.g., 梅音 'plum + sound') are also possible. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Mei-Ying | Combines 'Mei' (美) meaning 'beautiful' with 'Ying' (英/瑛/莹/颖) meaning 'hero/outstanding', 'jade/bright' or 'lustrous' - overall 'beautiful and outstanding/bright'. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Mei-Zhen | Commonly 'beautiful and virtuous' (美 + 贞); can also mean 'beautiful and precious/true' depending on characters used. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Mei-Zi | Typically "beautiful child" if written 美子 (Měi‑zǐ); can also be "plum child" if written 梅子 (Méi‑zǐ). Exact meaning depends on the Chinese characters used. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Meihui | Typically composed of 'Mei' (美/梅) = beautiful or plum and 'Hui' (慧/惠/辉) = wise/kind/bright; commonly interpreted as 'beautiful and wise.' | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Meiji | Enlightened rule | Chinese, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Meimei | Affectionate reduplication of Mei - can mean 'beautiful' (美美), 'plum' (梅梅), or be used like 'little sister' (妹妹) depending on the characters; generally conveys 'cute/adorable' or 'very beautiful'. | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Meina | Multiple origins: in Sanskrit/Hindi (Meena) = 'fish' or associated with Pisces; in Chinese (often 美娜) = 'beautiful, elegant'; also used as a variant of Mina/Milena with meanings like 'beloved' or related European name roots. | Chinese, Germanic, Hindi, Italian, Sanskrit | Girl | — | |
| Meishō | Bright rectitude | Chinese, Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Meixing | Commonly 'beautiful star' (美 'měi' = beautiful + 星 'xīng' = star); meaning can change with different Chinese characters | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Meiyin | Commonly written 美音 - "beautiful sound" or "beautiful melody" | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Meizhen | Usually 'beautiful' + 'precious/treasure' (commonly from 美珍); meaning can vary with characters (e.g., 梅珍 = 'plum' + 'precious'). | Chinese | Girl | — | |
| Meng | Depending on the character: 孟 (Mèng) means 'eldest/first-born'; 梦/夢 (Mèng) means 'dream'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Mi-kyung | Beauty and radiance | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Mi-yeon | Beauty and grace | Chinese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Miao | Typically 'seedling' or 'sprout' (苗). Depending on the Chinese character used, it can also mean 'wonderful' (妙) or be the onomatopoeic 'meow' (喵). | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Min-sik | Clever knowledge | Chinese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Ming Ue | Depends on the characters. 明 = 'bright/clear'. Paired with 月 → 'bright moon', 岳 → 'bright peak/mountain', 越 → 'bright/surpassing'. Overall: 'bright/clear' combined with moon/peak/excellence. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Ming Yeu | Most commonly 'bright moon' (明月); alternatively 'bright friend' (明友) or, in Vietnamese, 'beloved' (yêu). | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Ming Yew | Usually formed from 明 (míng, "bright/clear") + a second character such as 耀 (yào, "shine/honor"), 佑 (yòu, "protect"), 有 (yǒu, "have/possess") or 裕 (yù, "abundant"); overall sense: "bright and shining/bright and protected/bright and prosperous." | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Ming You | Depends on the characters. Common readings: 明友 (Míng Yǒu) = 'bright/clear + friend' → 'bright friend'; 明佑 (Míng Yòu) = 'bright/clear + to protect/guardian' → 'bright protector'; 明有 (Míng Yǒu) = 'bright/clear + to have/possess'. | Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Ming Yue | Bright/clear moon | Chinese | Unisex | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Chinese-origin name in our dataset.
