May
MAY
Girl · Latin
Meaning: the fifth month or goddess of growth
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Maia
Girl · Greek · Short name
- Meaning
- Great one; goddess of spring
- Pronunciation
- MY-ah
- Origin
- Greek
- Popularity
- Common in United Kingdom (2025)
From Greek mythology, Maia was a Pleiad nymph and goddess of spring; also Latin 'maior' (great).
Popularity: Lucky Stork Stage 1 Expansion, 2025
ClassicNature-inspiredInternational
Languages in use: Greek, Latin
Commonly used in: United Kingdom, Western Europe
Alternate spellings
MayaSanskrit/English
Sanskrit/English variant.
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Lucky Stork Stage 1 Expansion, 5,000 New Names and Gender Dataset (2025). Last verified 2026-08-15.
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