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Mai (also spelled as Maj and May) is also used as a diminutive of Maria in Belgium and the Netherlands, particularly in the provinces of Belgian Limburg and Dutch Limburg.

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In both Dutch and Limburgish, Mai is pronounced as: /'mɑi̯/

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Lastly, the name is rare as an official name on birth certificates: it is primarily used as an informal name in daily life.

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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)