May (given name)
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin or Arabic |
| Meaning | the month of May, Flower |
| Other names | |
| Related names | nickname for Mary or Margaret, Maia |
May is an English feminine given name. It is derived from the name of the month, which comes from Maia, the name of a Roman fertility goddess.[1] The name May is also used as a pet form of Mary and Margaret.
People with the given name May include:
Given name
- May J. (born 1988), Japanese singer
- May Allison (1890–1989), American actress
- May Allison (athlete) (born 1964), Canadian runner
- Lady May Abel Smith (1906–1994), member of the British Royal Family
- May W. Newburger (1920–2012), New York politician
- May Robson (1858–1942), Australian actress
- May Sarton (1912–1995), American poet and novelist
- Dame May Whitty (1865–1948), English actress
- May Gibbs (1877–1969), Australian children's author and illustrator
See also
- May (surname), surname origin, and people with the surname
- Baron May, nobility, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Mary
- Mei (given name), also spelled as May
- Mae (given name)
References
- ^ "Origin and Meaning of May". MFnames.com. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
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