Jerry Lingjie Mei 梅灵捷

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Pronunciation
  • Standard Mandarin: méi /mei˧˥/
  • Middle Chinese: /muʌi/
  • English: 'May' as in May, rising tone
    灵(靈)
  • Standard Mandarin: líng /lɪŋ˧˥/
  • Middle Chinese: /leŋ/
  • English: 'ling' as in sparkling, rising tone
  • Standard Mandarin: jié /tɕiɛ˧˥/
  • Middle Chinese: /dziᴇp/
  • English: 'z' as in Z, 'ye' as in yes, rising tone
What does it mean
  • Meaning: Prunus mume(plum), surname
  • Original meaning: Phoebe zhennan
    灵(靈)
  • Meaning: spirit, soul
  • Original meaning: dancing witch
  • Meaning: success, quickly
  • Original meaning: war trophies
Origins

The name comes from the idiom 人 which is used to describe Jiang-xi Province where both of my parents are born. 杰 is substituted with 捷 that sounds the same (jié).

物华天宝,龙光射牛斗之墟;人杰地灵,徐孺下陈蕃之榻
物華天寶,龍光射牛斗之墟;人傑地靈,徐孺下陳蕃之榻。
There are elites in its people, since the land is blessed.