Fei

Meaning & origin

Fei is a girl's name of Chinese origin, traditionally used in Buddhist families. The name means "Fragrant, lush, abundant, from Mandarin fei, a character used of luxuriant, sweet-scented plants and rich flowering growth. A soft and graceful feminine name, it carries the imagery of orchids and fragrant blossoms, evoking delicacy, natural beauty, and a flourishing, fragrant abundance." and belongs to the Nature cluster — names drawn from the natural world — earth, water, sky.

Beyond its Buddhist heritage, Fei is also used in Atheist traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among Chinese, HongKonger, Cantonese, Taiwanese, Singaporean, Malaysian families, Fei carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Fei

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 Fei resonates in either tradition.

How Fei sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Fei breaks down into 3 phonemes: /F-EH-IH/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

The six signals, applied to Fei

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Fei maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.