Meaning & History
Variant of MAY. A famous bearer was American actress Mae West (1893-1980), whose birth name was Mary. Related Names
VARIANTS: Madge, Maggie, Mamie, Marge, Margie, Mariel, Marilyn, Marinda, May, Meg, Mabella, Maralyn, Marilynn, Marlyn, Marylyn, Maybelline, Mayme, Merilyn, Merrilyn, Midge, Peg, Peggie, Peggy OTHER LANGUAGES: Maia (Basque), Madlenka, Maja, Marika, Máša (Czech), Grete, Grethe, Maiken, Maja, Majken, Marianne, Merete, Meta, Mette, Mia, Rita (Danish), Greet, Greetje, Griet, Maaike, Manon, Marianne, Marieke, Marijke, Marijse, Marike, Mariska, Marita, Meike, Mia, Mieke, Miep, Mies, Ria, Marjan (Dutch), Maarika, Marika (Estonian), Maarika, Maija, Mari, Marianne, Marika, Marita, Maritta, Marjatta, Marjukka, Marjut, Miia, Reeta, Reetta (Finnish), Manon, Margot, Marianne, Marielle, Mariette, Marion, Marise, Margaux (French), Maike, Mareike (Frisian), Greta, Gretchen, Grete, Maike, Maja, Mareike, Marianne, Mariele, Marita, Meike, Meta, Mia, Mitzi, Ria, Rita, Gretel (German), Marika (Greek), Gréta, Mari, Marica, Marika, Mariska, Rita (Hungarian), Mæja (Icelandic), Mairenn, Máirín, Maureen, Mallaidh (Irish), Mariella, Marietta, Mimi, Rita (Italian), Greet (Limburgish), Paaie (Manx), Malle, Meggy, Molle (Medieval English), Grete, Grethe, Maiken, Maja, Marianne, Meta, Mette, Mia, Rita (Norwegian), Marzena (Polish), Mariazinha, Rita (Portuguese), Maryana (Russian), Maisie, Mysie, Peigi (Scottish), Marita, Rita (Spanish), Maritza (Spanish (Latin American)), Greta, Maja, Majken, Marianne, Märta, Meta, Mia, My, Rita (Swedish), Mairwen, Mared (Welsh)
Popularity
 United States | ranked #801 for girls |  |  France | ranked #275 for girls
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