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
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