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 #750 for girls |  | England/Wales | ranked #486 for girls |  | France | ranked #275 for girls ranked #172 for boys |  |
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