MAE  

Gender: F
Origin: Diminutive of MARGARET and MARY; month name

Sweet old-fashioned name that hasn't been on the national charts in forty years, but is definitely sounding fresh and springlike. One of the prettiest middle name options. May makes it more of a month name, while Mae is more of the antique nickname name. Both can stand on their own--as seen by Kathryn Hahn's choice of Mae as her daughter's first name.

People who like Mae also like:

Mabel, Clara, Delilah, Eleanor, Eliza, Josephine, Hazel, Ivy, Olive, Rose, Violet, Henry, Jasper, Nathaniel, Oliver

Mae is being discussed in our message boards:

• what do YOU think of ...
• Triple A, Triple B, Triple C... Girls!
• help with a middle name
• A Duggarlike Game
• We are STUMPED!! Suggestions Needed!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Mae:

• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
• THE BABY WITH NO NAME
• VINTAGE NAMES: 100-Year-Old Names That Sound New Again
• GLAMOUR GIRLS AND BOYS
• MIXED-MARRIAGE NAMES