A friend of mine is named Maida (female), and it got me thinking...since the
name Maeda is a japanese name, and has it’s own Kanji, would Maida (spelled
with an i) be a japanese name? And does it have it’s own Kanji?

I searched 毎田 and it turns out that an old japanese buddhist thinker by the
name Maida did exist...a guy (lol) but that doesn’t matter.

Anyways, would Maida be considered a japanese name and is the kanji; 毎田 even
something that sounds remotely right?

Thanks!
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Would the name Maida be considered a “Japanese name”
Maida does not sound weird as a **surname / family name** , but it's fairly
rare and I personally know no one with that name. I don't know how you came up
with 毎田, but "Maida" could also be 舞田, 真井田, 米田, 馬出 and so on.

As a given name, it sounds peculiar to me. Do you understand Japanese family
names come before given names? 毎田 is the **family name** of [this Buddhist
thinker](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%AF%8E%E7%94%B0%E5%91%A8%E4%B8%80).
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I am Japanese liveing 40+years. I never have met Maida-san for her Family Name
before. But it sound comfortable to me.
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