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
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameAmerican latin american
Meaningthe month of May, Flower
Other names
Related namesnickname for Mary or Maya, Maia and Mai

It can also be a variant of the Arabic name Mai مي, which either means Water or Little gazelle or little monkey.[2]

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  1. ^ "Origin and Meaning of May". MFnames.com. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  2. ^ الشناوي, عيد (2022-01-01). "آراء الکوفيين في مبنيات الأسماء وأثرها الدلالي في تفسير القرطبي". مجلة علوم العربية. 2 (3): 177–192. doi:10.21608/malu.2022.99255.1006. ISSN 2786-0000.