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Meaning

The name May has the following meaning:

Name of a month. A sweet and fresh name.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, May is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name May in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name May is pronounced as may-

Origins

May originates from the English language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to May and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of May: Boys - Benton, Bishop, Braden, Branson, Brooks, Chesley, Clinton, Dartmouth, Johnpaul, Manford, Mason, Perley, Walker, Wilford, Girls - Earlene, Essence, Laquita, Lorna, Rosanna, Rosanne, Rosemarie, Tinnie, Zadie, Both genders - Brook, Cruz, Dean, Justice, Macy, Mildred

Variants

Popular Variants for the name May: Mae, Maelee, Maelynn, Maggia (Italian), Mai (French), Maia, Maj, Mala, Maya, Mayana, Maybeth, Mayday, Maye, Mei

Style

We think the name May should fall under the following style category: Ladylike.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name May to be: Plain and conservative woman

In one word, you might describe May as a(n) "conservative" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name May (or its variants) are:

Willie Howards May, Jr., born on 6 May, a famous baseball player. Willie Howards May, Jr.'s background: A retired American baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants before finishing his career with the New York Mets. Nicknamed The Say Hey Kid, Mays was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility. Mays won two MVP awards and tied a record with twenty-four appearances in the All-Star Game. He ended his career with 660 career home runs, third at the time of his retirement, and currently fourth all-time. Many consider him to be the greatest all-around player of all-time.

Elizabeth Evans May, born on 9 June, a famous environmentalist. Elizabeth Evans May's background: Current leader of the Green Party of Canada. She is also an environmentalist, writer, activist and lawyer. She was the Executive Director of the Sierra Club of Canada from 1989 to 2006.

Karl Friedrich May, born on 25 February, a famous writer. Karl Friedrich May's background: One of the best selling German writers of all time, noted mainly for books set in the American Old West and similar books set in the Orient and Middle East; in addition, he also wrote stories set in his native Germany, in China and in South America. May also wrote poetry, and several plays. May also composed music, being proficient with several musical instruments. May's musical version of 'Ave Maria' became very well known.
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