Mae (given name)

Mae

Mae West in 1918
Pronunciation	MAY
Gender	Female
Language(s)	English
Other names
Related names	May, Maya, Maia, Mary, Margaret, Mabel, Maeve

Mae is a feminine given name primarily used in English-speaking countries. Often regarded as a variant of May, it is associated with the Roman goddess Maia, symbolizing spring, growth, and fertility. ^[1] The name gained popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is frequently used as a vintage-style given or middle name. Mae also serves as a diminutive for several longer names, including Mary (from Hebrew, meaning "beloved" or "bitter") ^[2] , Margaret (from Greek, meaning "pearl") ^[3] , and Mabel (from Latin amabilis, meaning "lovable"). ^[4] In some cases, it is used as a modern or anglicized form of the Irish name Maeve, derived from Old Irish Medb, meaning "she who intoxicates" or "mead-woman." ^[5]

Mae may refer to:

People

Singers

• Mae Moore, Canadian singer
• Mae Muller (born 1997), English singer
• Mae Stephens (born 2003), English singer

Actors

• Mae Bramhall (c.1861–1897), American actress and writer
• Mae Busch (1891–1946), Australian actress
• Mae Clarke (1910-1992), American actress
• Mae Marsh (1894–1968), American movie actress
• Mae Martin (born 1987), Canadian comedian and actor
• Mae Murray (1885–1965), American silent film actress
• Mae Questel (1908–1998), American actress
• Mae West (1893–1980), American actress (after whom are named a variety of otherwise unrelated items)
• Mae Whitman (born 1988), American actress

In other fields

• Mae Brussell (1922–1988), American radio personality
• Mae Carroll Fry, American politician and schoolteacher
• Mae Jemison (born 1956), the first African-American woman to travel to space
• Mae Schmidle (1927–2019), American politician
• Mae Schunk (born 1934), the 45th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
• Mae Tischer (1928–2018), American politician

Fictional characters

• Daisy Mae Duke, a character in the television series The Dukes of Hazzard
• Mae the Panda Fairy, a character and in the self-titled novel in the series Rainbow Magic
• Mae Borowski, a character in the video game Night in the Woods
• Mae Holland, a character in the novels The Circle and The Every and the former's film adaptation
• Mary Mae Ward, a character in the soap opera General Hospital

References

1. Mae – Behind the Name
2. Mary – Behind the Name
3. Margaret – Behind the Name
4. Mabel – Behind the Name
5. Maeve – Behind the Name