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Such a pretty, youthful name! It brings Spring and flowers and sunshine to mind.
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Gender: Feminine
Usages: Breton, Estonian
Meaning: Breton contracted form of MARI (1) and Estonian diminutive of MAARJA and MARIA via MAIE. As an Estonian name, Mai is also associated with Estonian mai "(the month of) May".
http://www.meilleursprenoms.com/stats/prenoms_stat.php/mai
http://bibliotheque.idbe-bzh.org/data/cle_122/Choix_de_PrAnoms_bretons_.pdf
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Mond --- Maï Manac'h
https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_(eesnimi)
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mai#Estonian
http://dict.ibs.ee/translate.cgi?word=May&language=English
(Information from name #26422 originally submitted by user Elwyn Jones)
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Usages: Breton, Estonian
Meaning: Breton contracted form of MARI (1) and Estonian diminutive of MAARJA and MARIA via MAIE. As an Estonian name, Mai is also associated with Estonian mai "(the month of) May".
http://www.meilleursprenoms.com/stats/prenoms_stat.php/mai
http://bibliotheque.idbe-bzh.org/data/cle_122/Choix_de_PrAnoms_bretons_.pdf
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Mond --- Maï Manac'h
https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_(eesnimi)
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mai#Estonian
http://dict.ibs.ee/translate.cgi?word=May&language=English
(Information from name #26422 originally submitted by user Elwyn Jones)
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In both Dutch and Limburgish, Mai is pronounced as: /'mɑi̯/
Lastly, the name is rare as an official name on birth certificates: it is primarily used as an informal name in daily life.
Sources:
• https://nl.forvo.com/search/Mai/nl/ (in Dutch)
• https://nvb.meertens.knaw.nl/naam/is/Mai (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in the Netherlands in 2017)
• http://www.names.be/meisjesnamen.html?met=Mai&sort=beldesc (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in Belgium in 2009)
• see the entry for Maria on page 4 of "Limburgse Veurname" written by Lau Huijbers: http://www.veldeke.net/algemene_bestanden/LIMBURGSE_VEURNAME.PDF (in Limburgish) and http://www.veldeke.net/1032667881.htm (in Limburgish; click on the bolded words "Limburgse Veurname" in order to download the PDF-file)
• (general): https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first=Mai&last=&search=Zoeken
• https://www.facebook.com/search/people?q=mai
• obituary of Mai Wijnands-Vrancken (1927-2017) from Dutch Limburg: https://mensenlinq.nl/overlijdensberichten/mai--wijnands---vrancken-837001 (in Dutch)
• obituary of Maria "Mai" Bex-Habets (1911-2013) from Dutch Limburg: https://mensenlinq.nl/overlijdensberichten/maria-%28mai%29-bex---habets-199841 (in Limburgish)
• obituary of Maria "Mai" Bosch (1930-2002) from Belgian Limburg: https://www.inmemoriam.be/nl/2002-09-09/maria-mai-bosch/ (in Dutch)
• obituary of Maria "Mai" Crijns-Claessens (1929-2015) from Dutch Limburg: https://mensenlinq.nl/overlijdensberichten/maria-johanna-%28mai%29-crijns---claessens-316746 (in Dutch)
• obituary of Maria "Mai" Jacobs (1942-2018) from Belgian Limburg: https://www.inmemoriam.be/nl/2018-01-07/maria-mai-jacobs/ (in Dutch)
• obituary of Maria "Mai" Steegen (1932-2022) from Belgian Limburg: https://www.inmemoriam.be/nl/2022-03-20/maria-mai-steegen (in Dutch)
• obituary of Maria "Mai" Vanholst (1915-2011) from Belgian Limburg: https://www.inmemoriam.be/nl/2011-06-28/maria-mai-vanholst/ (in Dutch)