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Name Mai
Type Surname
Usage Chinese
Scripts (Chinese) (Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced Pron. /maɪ̯/
Theme wheat
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

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.
Added 12/18/2015 by lilolaf