May (given name)

May
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameAmerican latin american
Meaningthe month of May, Flower
Other names
Related namesnickname 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. 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.