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May (name)

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Gender
  
Female

Word/name
  
Latin or Arabic

Meaning
  
the month of May, Flower

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. 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 McAvoy (1899-1984), American actr
  • 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
  • Georgia May Jagger (born 1992), British model, Mick Jagger's daughter.

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