Reason: because I love making combos with
Maeve as the mn that I can use
Mae as a nn with the front name....eg
Eirlys Maeve nn Aerie
Mae, Aderyn/Adelie/Adelaide/Adara/Adeline
Maeve nn
Addie Mae etc. And
Mae seems the more natural shortening of
Maeve (as opposed to
May, that is) so I've grown accustomed to that spelling.
That and my favourite beach on Koh Samui, where we lived for 3 months, was
Mae Nam beach. So I love
Mae because it reminds me of that.
All that being said, I do love
May too. It's my favourite month, and reminds me of flower-covered alps and spring sunshine after a hard winter. I just like
Mae a little more.
I'd assume
May, because thats all I've seen IRL.
See above for the images I get with each name.
Mae = beach, summer, tropical paradise, sand between my toes.
May = swiss alps in the spring, alpine flowers, warm sunshine, days lazing by the lake in the sun, fresh grass. So ether way, can't go wrong :)
First name = none
Middle name = off the top of my head I can't think of one, but I know I've heard it many times.
Heck no. To me that makes it more attractive as a fn. Going against the trend.
I like
Maisie, although to me Mais is a more natural shortening. I do think
May (however you want to spell it) would work as a nn however, and get you both names. I also think the other way round (
May nn
Maisie) would work too. My friend calls her girl
Monet Monet-sy (Monay-see) sometimes. I think nns can be pretty flexible like that.
I do slightly prefer Mae/May because it feels fresher, less cutesy and like it would age better. But I like
Mae,
May and
Maisie.