The name Maili is a girl's name of Scandinavian, Hawaiian, Chinese origin meaning "beautiful; beloved, bitter, drop of the sea; pebbly".

Sweet and pleasant, Maili is one of those names which looks simple but does in fact have a wide range of origins, ranging from Scandinavian to Chinese. 
 
From its Chinese roots, Maili may be used as an alternative transcription of Meili, giving it the pretty meaning of "beautiful and lovely". In this case, the pronunciation would be MAY-LEE. 
 
From its Scandinavian origins, Maili is used in Finnish, Estonian, Swedish, and occasionally Norwegian, as a variation of the name Maila. Pronounced as MY-lee, it is ultimately a diminutive of Maria, making it one of many international forms of Mary. 
 
As a Hawaiian name, it has the playful and nature connected meaning of "pebbly", taken from the word māʻili. It would likely be pronounced with three syllables: ma-ee-lee.
 
Additionally, it may be used as a spelling variation of the name Miley, often among Spanish speakers as a phonetic spelling. It could also be a form of the invented name, Maylee, simply made up of popular sounds from May and Haley, though it may a variant of the Scottish Mailie (another Mary-related name) or a spin on the French Maylis or Mailys too.

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The name Maili peaked for girls at #3960 in 2004.

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