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What 美 means in a Chinese nameměi

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美měi · B
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美好;善。

Good — and beautiful in the older sense of both.

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里仁为美 A good place to live

里仁为美。

To dwell where humaneness is — that is good.

论语 · 里仁篇 · our translation
Choosing where to live says something. 美 here is "good", not "pretty". 孔子说选住处要选有仁的地方。「美」在这里是「好」不是「好看」——汉语里这两个意思本来就是一个字。
五美尽美美之清美美玉
In a name

Good first, pretty after.

「美」先是好,才是好看。