My
Swedish diminutive of Maria
"bitter; wished-for child"Share
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My Origin and Meaning
The name My is a girl's name meaning "bitter; wished-for child".
Although the sound is pretty, "my" is too common of an English word for My to be usable as a baby name.
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- My Sonja Marie Agnesex,wife of Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård
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