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[Opinions] May or Mae? (more, please read)
Would you pick Mae or May?Why?Which image do you get from each name?To me May give me very bright green, yellow and white colors. I imagine a May to live in a big city and be successful.Mae gives me more of a grey-ish blue vibe. I imagine a Mae to be more quiet and maybe live in the countryside.How about you?Please rate my list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/6232
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May. May is pretty and nature-y, and still modern enough for first name usage.On the other hand, Mae is old and stuffy, and incredibly dated imo.
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Mae seems a bit spunkier to me, but I also agree it seems more homely too. Both are nice, but I prefer Mae, unless of course she was born in the month of May, then I’d probably have to use May!
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May - it's so pretty, cute and sweet but Mae is an okay name.
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Mae, it seems like a name, while May seems more like just a word.
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Mae! For me, Mae is spunky, confident, maybe a little artsy, fun and carefree but has a serious side May is more formal/proper, girly-girlesque, prefers books over nightclubs
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May, all the way! May is a family name, with that spelling. I like it as a full name in its own right, and I don't particularly associate it with either the month or the flowering plant. And May is the end of autumn where I live, for what that's worth. Mae looks faux-mediaeval and needlessly fussy. I associate it with American bearers; don't think I've ever encountered it outside a US context.
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Faux medieval?! I never thought about it that way.... How fun!
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I pick May. But Mae is fine as well. I get the same vibe as you.
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I go with May because that’s how the month is spelled.
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It's interesting, I get the opposite vibe! I see May as very gentle and refined, natural, old fashioned. I picture a faded photograph of a delicate Edwardian beauty. Mae is more counterculture, outspoken, funky, brash, artsy and rebellious. I like them both, but I think Mae is more my style. There's something a bit wonky about Mae, like a crooked smile or charmingly gapped teeth, and I'm drawn to that.
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