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View Name: Mae


MAE
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: MAY   [key]
Meaning & History
Variant of MAY. A famous bearer was American actress Mae West (1893-1980), whose birth name was Mary.
Related Names
DIMINUTIVE: Molly
OTHER LANGUAGES: Maia (Basque), Madlenka, Maja, Marika, Máša (Czech), Grete, Grethe, Maiken, Majken, Merete, Mette (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, Mette (Norwegian), Marzena (Polish), Mariazinha, Rita (Portuguese), Maryana (Russian), Maja, Marianne, Meta, Mia, Rita (Scandinavian), Maisie, Mysie, Peigi (Scottish), Marita, Rita (Spanish), Maritza (Spanish (Latin American)), Greta, Majken, Märta, My (Swedish), Mairwen, Mared (Welsh)
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France  ranked #275 for girls
 ranked #172 for boys
 



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