| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | American latin american |
| Meaning | the month of May, Flower |
| Other names | |
| Related names | nickname for Mary or Maya, Maia and Mai |
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.
It can also be a variant of the Arabic name Mai مي, which either means Water or Little gazelle or little monkey.[2]