May

An old fashioned name, inspired by the month of May. Named for Maia, the Roman earth goddess.

Variant Forms

Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Mae	The fifth month of the year	Female	English
Maj	A jewel	Female	Swedish
Mala	Garland of flowers	Female	Sanskrit
Maya	Uncertain, perhaps mother or great one	Female	Greek
Mei	The youngest of sisters	Female	Chinese

Brian May is a legendary and prolific guitarist from the famous rock band ‘Queen’.
Charles Horace Mayo was a renowned medical practitioner and was one of the founder members of the ‘Mayo Clinic’.
Curtis Lemay was one of the greatest generals in the United States Air Force.
Humayun Ahmed was a famous Bangladeshi writer and filmmaker.
John Maynard Keynes was a British Economist who greatly changed modern economic policies of governments and the practices of modern macroeconomics.
Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist, widely appreciated for her timeless classic novel ‘Little Women’.
Mata Amritanandamayi is an Indian spiritual leader, also known as the 'Hugging Saint'.
Maya Angelou was a famous writer, activist, singer, and actor, known best for her autobiography, ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’.
Salva Kiir Mayardit is the President of South Sudan.
William James Mayo was renowned physician and surgeon in the United States of America.
Willie Mays is a retired American professional baseball player who was a center fielder with the New York and San Francisco Giants for the most of his career.