Mae is an English feminine given name. It is a variant of

May May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is the third of seven months to have a length of 31 days. May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May ...

, and derives from the

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, which is named after the Roman goddess

Maia Maia (; Ancient Greek: Μαῖα; also spelled Maie, ; la, Maia), in ancient Greek religion and mythology, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes, one of the major Greek gods, by Zeus, the king of Olympus. Family Maia is the daugh ...

. In

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Port ...

''Mãe'' means mother. Mae may refer to: In music: *

Mae Moore Mae Moore is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her music is a blend of pop, folk and jazz. Her most successful album, 1992's ''Bohemia'', was an international hit, although her other albums have been successful mainly in Canada. Biography Moore gr ...

, Canadian singer-songwriter *

Mae Muller Holly Mae Muller (born 26 August 1997) is an English singer-songwriter. She released an album titled ''Chapter 1'' with Capitol Records in 2019 and released an EP, ''No One Else, Not Even You,'' in 2020. Career In 2007 as a child, Muller app ...

, English singer-songwriter In acting: *

Mae Bramhall Mae St. John Bramhall (, Laws; after adoption, St. John; after marriage, St. John Bramhall; c. 1861 – February 1897) was a 19th-century American actress and versatile writer who contributed to many magazines and newspapers. She inherited the gi ...

(c. 1861 – 1897), American actress and writer *

Mae Busch Mae Busch (born Annie May Busch; 18 June 1891 – 20 April 1946) was an Australian-born actress who worked in both silent and sound films in early Hollywood. In the latter part of her career she appeared in many Laurel and Hardy comedies, frequ ...

(1891–1946), Australian actress *

Mae Clarke Mae Clarke (born Violet Mary Klotz; August 16, 1910 – April 29, 1992) was an American actress. She is widely remembered for playing Henry Frankenstein's bride Elizabeth, who is chased by Boris Karloff in ''Frankenstein'', and for being o ...

(1910-1992), American actress *

Mae Marsh Mae Marsh (born Mary Wayne Marsh; November 9, 1894U.S. Census records for 1900, El Paso, Texas, Sheet No. 6 – February 13, 1968) was an American film actress with a career spanning over 50 years. Early life Mae Marsh was born Mary Wayne M ...

(1894–1968), American movie actress *

Mae Martin Mae Martin (born 2 May 1987) is a Canadian-born comedian, actor, and screenwriter based in England. They wrote and starred in the Netflix comedy series ''Feel Good'' and won two Canadian Comedy Awards as part of the comedy troupe The Young an ...

(born 1987), Canadian comedian and actor *

Mae Murray Mae Murray (born Marie Adrienne Koenig; May 10, 1885 – March 23, 1965) was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter. Murray rose to fame during the silent film era and was known as "The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips" and "T ...

(1885–1965), American silent film actress *

Mae Questel Mae Questel (born Mae Kwestel, September 13, 1908 – January 4, 1998) was an American actress. She was best known for providing the voices for the animated characters Betty Boop (from 1931) and Olive Oyl (from 1933). She began in vaudeville, ...

(1908–1998), American actress *

Mae West Mae West (born Mary Jane West; August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American stage and film actress, playwright, screenwriter, singer, and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned over seven decades. She was known for her breezy ...

(1893–1980), American actress (after whom are named a variety of otherwise unrelated items) *

Mae Whitman Mae Margaret Whitman (born June 9, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She began acting in commercials as a child, making her film debut at the age of six in the romantic drama '' When a Man Loves a Woman'' (1994). She achieved recognition as ...

(born 1988), American actress In other fields: *

Mae Brussell Mae Magnin Brussell (May 29, 1922 – October 3, 1988) was an American radio personality and conspiracy theorist. She was the host of ''Dialogue: Conspiracy'' (later renamed ''World Watchers International''). Early life Mae Magnin was born on ...

(1922–1988), American radio personality *

Mae Jemison Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle ''Endeavour''. Je ...

(born 1956), the first African-American woman to travel to space *

Mae Schmidle Mae Schmidle (June 8, 1926 – April 26, 2019) was an American politician. Biography Schmidle was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, She lived in Newtown, Connecticut with her husband and family and was involved with the Newtown Parent Teache ...

(1927–2019), American politician * Mae Schunk (born 1934), the 45th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota *

Mae Tischer Mae Tischer (October 16, 1928 – January 18, 2018) was an American politician. Tischer was born in Minnesota. In 1962, Tischer with her family moved to Alaska and homesteaded on Goose Lake. In 1965, the Tischer family moved to Anchorage, Alaska ...

(1928–2018), American politician

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