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Mai at a glance
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- Girl
- Origin
- French Japanese Native American Vietnamese
- Western numerology
- 5
- Indian numerology
- 6
- Characters
- 3
- Popular
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What does Mai mean?
Mai is a baby name with French, Japanese, Native American, Vietnamese context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is brightness; coyote; dance; flower; May In Roman mythology Maia: (source of the month May) was goddess of spring growth.
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