Meaning and Origin
What does the name Mai mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- 2 submissions from Arkansas, U.S. agree the name Mai means "Dance" and is of Japanese origin.
- A submission from Indonesia says the name Mai means "'Dance', 'linen robe' but with ma, its 'real, genuine' and with ai, its 'love, affection'" and is of Japanese origin.
- A user from California, U.S. says the name Mai means "Theater & Dance".
- A submission from Ohio, U.S. says the name Mai means "Graceful, elegance movement or dance" and is of Japanese origin.
- According to a user from Vietnam, the name Mai is of Vietnamese origin and means "'Tomorrow' (ngay MAI) or 'Apricot Blossom'(hoa MAI)".
- A submission from Texas, U.S. says the name Mai means "Tomorrow" and is of Vietnamese origin.
- A user from Massachusetts, U.S. says the name Mai is of Vietnamese origin and means "Refers to 'prunus mume,' a type of plum tree -- plum blossom".
- A user from Oregon, U.S. says the name Mai means "Moving to music".
- A submission from New Jersey, U.S. says the name Mai means "Wheat" and is of Chinese origin.
- A user from Virginia, U.S. says the name Mai is of Fiction origin and means "Fire".
- A female given name, a rare spelling variant of Mae/May, or borrowed from Scandinavia, with the same ultimate origin.
- A surname of Chinese or German origin.
Mai was also found in the following language(s): Danish, Estonian, Ewe, Friulian, German, Japanese, Norwegian, Vietnamese, and Welsh