# Mei Foo

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. An area of Sham Shui Po district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

## Etymology
From Cantonese 美孚 (mei⁵ fu¹). The area was previously a petroleum storage facility owned by English Mobil, who used this name for their business in the region and thus originated the placename.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mei-foo