Meili

Meaning of Meili

Meili unfolds like a sunrise over distant shores, its two syllables—MAY-lee in English, may-lee in Mandarin—whispering of beauty both gentle and resolute. Born from the Chinese characters 美 (měi, “beautiful”) and 丽 (lì, “elegant”), this name weaves an ancient promise of grace through the modern tapestry of the Americas, where in 2024 fourteen little girls claimed it as their own, placing Meili just inside the top thousand. Yet beyond statistics, it bears a Latin warmth, evoking the soft flourish of castanets at dusk, the golden hush of bougainvillea-scented plazas, and the quiet pride of a daughter cradled in her family’s arms. In every utterance, Meili bridges continents and cultures—a luminous ode to beauty that travels on the breath like a tender melody, timeless and ever new.

Pronunciation

American English

• Pronunced as MAY-lee (/ˈmeɪliː/)

Chinese Mandarin

• Pronunced as may-lee (/meɪ liː/)

• Maia
• Mila
• Mira
• Marley
• Mabel
• Melina
• Maelle