Mai

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Mai can mean several things:

• Mai (Traditional Chinese : 麥) is a Chinese surname that is often transliterated as "Mak".
• Mai also means "May", the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, in French, German, Norwegian and Welsh,
• Mai also means "golden flower", in Vietnamese. It refers to the Forsythia blooms that are used during the Lunar New Year, and are considered good luck.
• Mai, the Psychic Girl is a manga.
• Mai (singer) (舞), formerly known as Ruppina, is the stage name for J-Pop singer Mai Kudō.
• Mai (vocalist), another JPOP singer, from Yokohama
• "mai" is a male vocalist known for theme songs used in two of Sunrise's animated television series. The name is actually a pseudonym of Sunrise Studio 7 director Yoshitomo Yonetani.
• Mai Kawasumi from the visual novel, anime, and manga Kanon.
• Mai Shiranui from the King of Fighters series of video games.
• Mai Tokiha from the anime and manga, My-Hime and My-Otome.
• Mai Kujaku (孔雀 舞) from the anime Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (known as "Mai Valentine" in English adaptations).
• Mai, another name for the goddess Umai.
• Mai, surname of Anthony
• Mai from the cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender.
• The name Mai in Arabic means 'cheeky monkey'

MAI is also an acronym:

• Machine augmented intelligence, the use of technology to amplify and empower human thought and consciousness.
• Microcomputer Associates Inc, a manufacturer of early microcomputers in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
• Mills & Allen International, name of an investment vehicle used by Clive Hollick from the 1970s to 1990s.
• Moscow Aviation Institute
• Multilateral Agreement on Investment, negotiated between members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) between 1995 and 1998.
• Myanmar Airways International
• Member, Appraisal Institute
• Mycobacterium avium intracellulare
• Motor Sport Association of India
• Mean Annual Increment, Forestry Term