From an English surname meaning son of the steward, derived from Middle English greyve steward. Related Names. See All Relations.
Since then, Kewpie mayo has been one of the predominant household condiments there. People often use it on vegetables and as a salad dressing. When we wrote about Hellmann's vs. homemade mayonnaise several of you chimed in to say that you preferred Kewpie to either of the above. (Check out that post, too - see proof that Hellmann's has indeed changed their classic formula!) Kewpie is a smoother, creamer mayonnaise, and it's made with rice vinegar rather than distilled vinegar. Its popularity in Japan really can't be overestimated. Wikipedia says that people who are known to really like mayonnaise are apt to be called mayora by their friends!
For other uses, see Magpie (disambiguation) . Magpies are birds of the Corvidae (crow) family, including the black and white Eurasian magpie, which is considered one of the most intelligent animals in the world, and the only non-mammal species able to recognize itself in a mirror test. The black magpie, Platysmurus leucopterus, is a treepie; it is neither a magpie nor, as was long believed, a jay. 2  Treepies are a distinct group of corvids externally similar to magpies.