The mai Surname
mai Name Meaning and History
- Vietnamese: unexplained.
- Chinese
: origin
unknown, although ancient accounts record its use in Guangdong and
Henan provinces from an early date. The character for Mai also
means ‘wheat’. - Dutch, Danish, German, and French: variant of May.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 24 - Messages: 75
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| RE: John Mai |
 Kathryn Heydlauff
| 9 |
| Mai name and relations | John Mai | 28 |
| William J Mai obit | Susan | 0 |
| Elisabetha, and Johann Mai | deb | 0 |
| Mai/May | Rita May | 5 |
| Emily Mai |
PhilipShannon
| 1 |
| MAY (MAI), Mathias b 1 JAN 1866, Prum GERMANY | Dawn May-Christ | 2 |
| Mai from chicago Illinois area | Joseph Levandoski | 1 |
| Caroline Wilhelmina Mai married a Prochnow! |
dartfrd
| 0 |
| MAI/MAY from Bavaria to Ohio | Sandy | 0 |
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