Hello,
Maite is originally a Basque name and it means "to love", like most of the Basque names it has a significance.
Mayte is indeed the abreviation from Maria(y)Teresa
Maïté is the variant they mostly use in
France (with emphasis on the "i" and an open "e").
Most people do not know there is a difference between
Maite and
Mayte, I only found out 10 years ago, I'm almost 40 now...
My father was a Basque, that's why I am "
Maite".
Greetz
Maite