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衛

衛 (Ei) is a given name from Middle Chinese. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.

Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Mamoru.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

衛 comes from Middle Chinese.

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衛’s family of names

In Japanese usage, 衛 can be written in the Roman alphabet as EI. In Japanese usage, 衛 can be written in the Roman alphabet as Mamoru. In Japanese usage, 衛 has a related form in 衞.

Walk 衛’s family in the name graph

衛MamoruEi衞Wei

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

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

Across languages 1

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

People named 衛

Characters named 衛: Tuxedo Mask (Sailor Moon).

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