Mei-Ann

/M-EH-IH-AA-N-N/

Girl Shinto Japanese origin JapaneseAmerican

Beautiful peace — Mei-Ann (美安) compounds 'beautiful' with 'peace, calm'.

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Yes — Mei-Ann is a Shinto girl name of Japanese origin, meaning “Beautiful peace — Mei-Ann (美安) compounds 'beautiful' with 'peace, calm'.”.

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Meaning & origin

Mei-Ann is a girl's name of Japanese origin, traditionally used in Shinto families. The name means "Beautiful peace — Mei-Ann (美安) compounds 'beautiful' with 'peace, calm'." and belongs to the Peace cluster — names meaning calm, serenity, and inner stillness.

Common among Japanese, American families, Mei-Ann carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

What would a baby named Mei-Ann look like?

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What does Mei-Ann's numerology say?

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Mei-Ann resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean
11
intuition and inspired leadership (master number)
Chaldean
3
creativity and joyful expression

Mei-Ann's destiny number is 11 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Mei-Ann's full reading →

Does Mei-Ann go with your family's names?

Mei-Ann breaks into 6 sounds: /M-EH-IH-AA-N-N/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Mei-Ann sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Mei-Ann beside your family's names →

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Mei-Ann — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

Mei

Names similar to Mei-Ann

If Mei-Ann resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Shinto girl names, common in Japanese families

Olivia
The olive branch symbolises peace, wisdom, and enduring beauty.
Emma
Whole, universal, from Germanic ermen (whole, universal). Borne by 11th-century Queen Emma of Normandy
Amelia
Industrious, striving, the name that has topped English baby name charts for a decade — Amelia carries the Germanic root for work and effort, naming a child for the quality of determined application that turns talent into achievement. Amelia Earhart transformed it into a symbol of boundary-breaking adventure
Isla
Island, the serene landmass surrounded by water on every side — Isla takes its name from the Scottish island of Islay and carries the self-contained beauty of a place that is complete in itself, needing no bridge to the mainland to justify its existence

Sharing the same meaning

Other Shinto girl names from the Peace cluster

Millie
Gentle strength, industrious — short for Millicent or Amelia
Frieda
Peaceful — from Germanic frid (peace), a short form of longer names such as Elfrieda and Friederike. Worn with artistic spirit by the painter Frida Kahlo.
Rhea
Flowing, ease, mother of the gods — in Greek mythology, Rhea is the Titan mother of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. A name of maternal power.

Names that sound similar

Shinto girl names that open with the same syllables as Mei-Ann

Megan
Pearl, a Welsh name grown from a pet form of Margaret, which traces to Greek margaritēs (pearl). The lustrous sense of its parent name carries through, and from its Welsh roots it crossed into mainstream English use as a bright, friendly favourite.
Melanie
Dark, black-haired, from Greek melaina (dark, black). Saint Melanie the Elder sold her Roman estates to fund monasteries
Melissa
Honey bee, from Greek melissa (bee), itself from meli (honey), a name evoking sweetness and tireless industry. In Greek myth Melissa was a nymph who discovered honey, and the bee was sacred to several goddesses, lending the name an ancient association with nature's diligence and golden abundance.

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Common questions about Mei-Ann

What does the name Mei-Ann mean?

Mei-Ann means "Beautiful peace — Mei-Ann (美安) compounds 'beautiful' with 'peace, calm'.." It is a girl name of Japanese origin, traditionally used in Shinto families.

Is Mei-Ann a boy or girl name?

Mei-Ann is most commonly used as a girl name.

What is the origin of the name Mei-Ann?

Mei-Ann is of Japanese origin, used in Shinto tradition, commonly among Japanese, American families.

Is Mei-Ann a Shinto name?

Yes. Mei-Ann is a girl name traditionally used in Shinto families, of Japanese origin.

What does Mei-Ann mean in Japanese?

Mei-Ann originates from Japanese, where it means "Beautiful peace — Mei-Ann (美安) compounds 'beautiful' with 'peace, calm'.."

What are common nicknames for Mei-Ann?

Common short forms of Mei-Ann include Mei.

What is the numerology of Mei-Ann?

Mei-Ann has a Pythagorean destiny number of 11 — intuition and inspired leadership (master number).

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