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مي

مي (mayy) is a feminine given name. It is used in Arabic.

Arabic and ajpWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Mayy.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

مي comes from Arabic.

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How it developed

From Arabic مَاء.

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مي’s family of names

In Arabic usage, مي can be written in the Roman alphabet as Mayy.

Walk مي’s family in the name graph

ميMayyMayMaiMajまい

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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