May (name)

May is an English feminine given name. It is derived from the name of the month, which comes from Maia, the name of a Roman fertility goddess.^[1] The name May is also used as a pet form of Mary and Margaret.

May is also an Arabic given name which have many meanings including: "Water" "Rose Water" "Old Wine" "Little Monkey" and "The Prettiest women of her time" .^[2] People with the given name May include:

Given name

• May (singer), Korean singer
• May J., Japanese singer
• May Allison, Canadian runner
• Lady May Cambridge, descendant of the British Royal Family
• Aunt May (from the Spider-Man comic book series)
• Abigail May Alcott Nieriker, American artist
• May Robson, Australian actress
• May Sarton, American poet and novelist
• Soong May-ling, a former First Lady of the Republic of China
• May Whitty, English actress
• May Panou Papoulia, spouse of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias
• Princess May, nickname of Mary of Teck

See also

• May (surname), surname origin, and people with the surname
• Baron May, nobility, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
• Mary

References

1. ^ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of May
2. ^ Ibid.