MEANING & HISTORY
What does Mae mean?
Mae is an alternative spelling of May. May can be the name of the spring month, historically associated with the Roman goddess Maia, or a familiar form of Mary, Margaret, or Mabel.
Mae therefore need not have a single longer name behind it. The actress Mae West was born Mary, illustrating one route, but that example does not determine how another family selected the spelling.
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
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Origin and name formation
Dictionary accounts by language
Tagalog
Borrowed from English Mae.
a female given name from English, popular as a second given name.
Cebuano
Borrowed from English Mae.
a female given name from English, popular as a second given name.
English
A female given name; popular as a middle name.
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
People with the name Mae
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Ryzza Mae Dizon
Filipino child actress and television presenter
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Similar names to Mae
Explore names with a similar opening or ending.
Names in this collection
- Mac♂Son; through Gaelic surname traditions
- Mael♂Tagalog Ismael clipping; Breton chief-name also exists
- Maj♀Short form of Maja
- Mar♂Sea in a Spanish devotional name; a separate Danish form exists
- Max♂♀Short form of Maximilian or Maxwell
- May♀Month-name, or a familiar form of longer names
- Maan♀Tagalog familiar compound-name form; Dutch Herman form also exists
- Mabel♀Lovable
What rhymes with Mae?
Dictionary rhyme matches for the readings shown.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Mae
2 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
- Iris Mae♀Iris: Greek rainbow, also associated with the flower and coloured part of the eye; Mae: an established variant of May
- Mae Arlene♀Mae: an established variant of May; Arlene: an established variant of Arline
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 1 elected-candidate records ·
MAE
· CSV row 11,297 · ODbL 1.0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata given-name item Q2684993 — Mae (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata given-name item Q69508865 — Mae (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Ryzza Mae Dizon (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Mae Flores (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Mae (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Mae (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Mae (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Mae (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — May (opens in a new tab)