Mei vs Meira

We like Meira but plan to just call her [name_f]Mei[/name_f]. Would it be better to just name her [name_f]Mei[/name_f] to start with then? I’m worried it looks a bit too informal… What are your impressions of one name vs the other?

I like the look and sound of just [name_f]Mei[/name_f]. The meaning is nice as well. [name_f]Ava[/name_f] is a hugely popular name right now and it has only three letters. You could always give her a longer middle to balance it out. [name_f]Mei[/name_f] is adorable and unique though. :slight_smile:

I like short names a lot. [name_f]Mei[/name_f] is a great name.

My name is [name_f]Mei[/name_f]. :slight_smile: (well, actually one of my names) Meira isn’t bad, I just love [name_f]Mei[/name_f] a lot more. It means beautiful and while it’s chinese, it’s similar enough to [name_f]May[/name_f] and [name_f]Mae[/name_f] it can easily work cross-culturally.

If you do go with just [name_f]Mei[/name_f], you should be aware that “[name_f]Mai[/name_f]” is the “[name_f]Mary[/name_f]” or “[name_f]Ann[/name_f]” of some [name_f]Asian[/name_f]-American communities. It’s very, very common among the first and second generation immigrants from Thailand and Laos in our area, and would have a pretty difficult time crossing over, IMHO. [name_m]Just[/name_m] FYI. Maybe that’s not a concern where you live.