Meaning & History
From Chinese 麦 (mài) meaning "wheat, barley, oats". It was adopted as a family name by the descendants of Maiqiu, a figure from the Spring and Autumn Period, or Mai Tiezheng, a Sui dynasty military general.
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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage German
Meaning & History
Derived from German der Mai meaning "May", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.