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I like May/ Mae and prefer the Mae spelling because (1) it doesn't look like a verb and (2) because it was one of my mother's mns. I've recently come to appreciate this name a lot and sort of wish I'd considered it for one of my three girls. The only reason I didn't was because my mother despised this name and never used it as an adult (on her children's birth certificates, for example). Today, I'd even consider using it as part of a two-name deal (i.e., Cora Mae, Daphne Mae).

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As for the spellings themselves, I definitely prefer Mae although I don't perceive them differently in terms of colors, associations, etc. Both have a sweetly old-fashioned feel.

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