Mai (name)

Mai is a name that is used as a given name and a surname.

Written forms

Forms in kanji can include:

• 埋 - "Bury, Inter, Fill Up, Embed"
• 舞 - "Dance, Flit, Circle, Wheel, Revolve"
• 夢 - "Dream, Vision, Illusion"
• 米 - "Rice, Grain"
• 蒔 - "Sow, Scatter, Plant"
• 桜舞 - "Cherry Blossom"; "Dance, Flit, Circle, Wheel, Revolve"
• 末倭 - "End, Tip, Final, Conclusion"; "Japan, Wa (Ancient Name For Japan)"
• 摩衣 - "Friction, Rub, Chafe"; "Clothing, Garment"
• 舞衣 - "Dance, Flit, Circle, Wheel, Revolve"; "Clothing, Garment"
• 舞彩 - "Dance, Flit, Circle, Wheel, Revolve"; "Colour, Colouring, Paint, Variegated"
• 舞依 - "Dance, Flit, Circle, Wheel, Revolve"; "Dependent, Rely On, Trust In"
• 舞伊 - "Dance, Flit, Circle, Wheel, Revolve"; "Italy, That One"
• 舞愛 - "Dance, Flit, Circle, Wheel, Revolve"; "Love, Affection, Fondness"
• 舞唯 - "Dance, Flit, Circle, Wheel, Revolve"; "Only, Solely, Simply"
• 舞雪 - "Dance, Flit, Circle, Wheel, Revolve"; "Snow"
• 麻衣 - "Hemp, Flax, Linen"; "Clothing, Garment"
• 麻依 - "Hemp, Flax, Linen"; "Dependent, Rely On, Trust In"
• 麻維 - "Hemp, Flax, Linen"; "Fiber, Tie, Maintain"
• 麻伊 - "Hemp, Flax, Linen"; "Italy, That One"
• 麻生 - "Hemp, Flax, Linen"; "Life, Birth, Raw, Uncooked"
• 麻愛 - "Hemp, Flax, Linen"; "Love, Affection, Fondness"
• 麻唯 / 麻惟 - "Hemp, Flax, Linen"; "Only, Solely, Simply"
• 茉衣 - "Jasmine"; "Clothing, Garment"
• 茉彩 - "Jasmine"; "Colour, Colouring, Paint, Variegated"
• 茉依 - "Jasmine"; "Dependent, Rely On, Trust In"
• 茉生 - "Jasmine"; "Life, Birth, Raw, Uncooked"
• 茉愛 - "Jasmine"; "Love, Affection, Fondness"
• 茉意 - "Jasmine"; "Meaning, Intention, Idea"
• 茉唯 - "Jasmine"; "Only, Solely, Simply"
• 未依 - "Not Yet, Un-, Non-"; "Dependent, Rely On, Trust In"
• 磨衣 - "Polish, Brush, Grind"; "Clothing, Garment"
• 磨依 - "Polish, Brush, Grind"; "Dependent, Rely On, Trust In"
• 磨生 - "Polish, Brush, Grind"; "Life, Birth, Raw, Uncooked"
• 苺衣 - "Strawberry"; "Clothing, Garment"
• 万衣 - "Ten Thousand"; "Clothing, Garment"
• 万偉 - "Ten Thousand"; "Great, Eminent, Distinguished"
• 万愛 - "Ten Thousand"; "Love, Affection, Fondness"
• 眞以 - "True, Genuine"; "By Means Of, With, Because Of, In View Of, According To"
• 眞衣 - "True, Genuine"; "Clothing, Garment"
• 眞依 - "True, Genuine"; "Dependent, Rely On, Trust In"
• 眞維 - "True, Genuine"; "Fiber, Tie, Maintain"
• 眞伊 - "True, Genuine"; "Italy, That One"
• 眞意 - "True, Genuine"; "Meaning, Intention, Idea"
• 眞唯 / 眞惟 - "True, Genuine"; "Only, Solely, Simply"
• 眞李 - "True, Genuine"; "Plum"
• 眞位 - "True, Genuine"; "Position, Rank, Grade, Throne, Seat"
• 真以 - "Truth, Reality, Genuine"; "By Means Of, With, Because Of, In View Of, According To"
• 真衣 - "Truth, Reality, Genuine"; "Clothing, Garment"
• 真彩 - "Truth, Reality, Genuine"; "Colour, Colouring, Paint, Variegated"
• 真維 - "Truth, Reality, Genuine"; "Fiber, Tie, Maintain"
• 真依 - "Truth, Reality, Genuine"; "Dependent, Rely On, Trust In"
• 真伊 - "Truth, Reality, Genuine"; "Italy, That One"
• 真愛 - "Truth, Reality, Genuine"; "Love, Affection, Fondness"
• 真意 - "Truth, Reality, Genuine"; "Meaning, Intention, Idea"
• 真唯 - "Truth, Reality, Genuine"; "Only, Solely, Simply"
• 麻亜礼 - "Hemp, Flax, Linen"; "Sub-, Inferior, Second To, Asia"; "Gratitude, Thanks, Etiquette"

People with the given name

• Mai (Arabic name)
• Mai, the title of Sayfawa dynasty kings of Chad
• Mai (singer) (born 1984), formerly known as Ruppina, a J-Pop singer
• Omai, also known as Mai, the first person from the Pacific Islands to visit Europe
• Mai Atafo, Nigerian fashion designer
• Mai Charoenpura, Thai pop singer from Bangkok
• Mai Fuchigami (born 1987), Japanese voice actress and singer
• Mai Fujisawa (藤澤 麻衣, born 1980), Japanese singer and songwriter
• Mai Fukagawa (born 1991), Japanese actress and former singer
• Mai Gehrke (born 1964), Danish mathematician
• Mai Kadowaki, Japanese voice actress
• Mai Kolossova (born 1937), Estonian politician
• Mai Kuraki (born 1982), J-pop singer
• Mai Hagiwara (born 1996), J-pop singer under Hello! Project and a member of the Japanese band, Cute
• Mai Hoshimura (born 1981), J-pop singer under the Sony Music Japan label
• Mai Ito (born 1984), Japanese marathon runner
• Mai Kondo (近藤 真衣, born 1992), Japanese ice hockey player
• Mai Matsumuro, (born 1983), Japanese singer, composer and a former member of J-pop girl band, Dream
• Mai Mihara (三原 舞依, born 1999), Japanese figure skater
• Mai Miyagi (宮城 舞, born 1988), Japanese model and television personality
• Mai Mukaida (向田 麻衣, born 1982), Japanese make-up artist and businesswoman
• Mai Murakami, Japanese artistic gymnast
• Mai Murdmaa (born 1938), Estonian choreographer, ballet dancer, ballet master and director
• Mai Nakahara (born 1981), Japanese voice actress and singer
• Mai Narva (born 1999), Estonian chess player
• Mai Raud-Pähn (1920–2024), Estonian-Swedish art historian, editor and journalist
• Mai Shiraishi (born 1992), Japanese singer and actress
• Mai Traore (born 1999), Guinean footballer
• Mai Villadsen (born 1991), Danish politician
• Mai Yamada, Taiwanese politician
• Mai Yamamoto (山本 麻衣, born 1999), Japanese women's basketball player
• Mai Yamane, (born 1958), Japanese English-language blues singer
• Mai Zetterling, Swedish actress and film director

People with the surname

• Mai (Chinese surname), the Chinese surname 麥 (simplified 麦), pronounced Mak in Cantonese
• Mai (Vietnamese surname) (梅), Vietnamese pronunciation of Mei
• Ella Mai, British singer and songwriter
• Iris Mai (born 1962), German chess master
• Jeannie Mai, American makeup artist, fashion expert, actress, and TV personality
• Josef Mai, German World War I flying ace
• Lukas Mai, German footballer
• Mai Huu Xuan, general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
• Vanessa Mai, German singer

Fictional characters

• Mai, a supporting character in the animated show Avatar: The Last Airbender and the graphic novels.
• Mai, one of Pilaf's henchmen in Dragon Ball
• Mai, a main character from the anime and eroge game in Popotan
• Mai Kazami (Trixie in the english dub), a character from the anime Speed Racer X
• Mai Kawasumi, a character from the visual novel, anime, and manga in Kanon
• Mai Kawakami, a character in the novel and anime Myriad Colors Phantom World who serves as the main protagonist's training partner
• Mai Kobayashi, a character in Super Robot Wars: Original Generations
• Mai Kuju, from Mai the Psychic Girl, a 1985 manga
• Mai Midorikawa, a character in Ultraman Dyna
• Mai Minakami, a main character from the anime and manga series Nichijou
• Mai Mishō, co-protagonist of Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star
• Mai Natsume, a character in the video game series BlazBlue
• Mai Nametsu, a manager of Date Teach High in manga series Haikyū!!
• Mai Shiranui, a character in the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series of video games
• Mai Taniyama, a character in the anime and manga Ghost Hunt
• Mai Tokiha, the title character in the anime and manga My-HiME (originally Mai-HiME), and a supporting character in My-Otome
• Mai Tsubasa (aka Change Phoenix), a character in Dengeki Sentai Changeman
• Mai Valentine (Mai Kujaku in the Japanese version), a character from the anime Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
• Mai Tateno, a character in Inazuma Eleven
• Mai Hakua, a character in Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger
• Mai Sakurajima, a character in Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
• Mai from Senran Kagura video game franchise
• Mai Kanzaki, a character in Idol x Warrior Miracle Tunes!
• Mai Zenin, a character in Jujutsu Kaisen
• Mai, a character from Touhou Project
• Mai Teireida, a character in Touhou Project

See also

• Mai (disambiguation)