May Names156 May names that mean may for girls, listing May baby names 1-20. Alina, Aline, Alison, Allegra, Alpha, Amanda, Amelia, Amy, Annamaria, Annette and Annis are popular names. Abilene, Abra, Ailsa, Almond, Anise, Annemae, Aphra, Aranrhod and Arena are uncommon names. View May baby names for name meanings, or search other baby names.
Abilene ... whose name may derive from a Hebrew word meaning "grass". [4] Abra ... This name may also have originated from the time of the Ashanti Empire in Africa. Biblical ... [4] Ailsa ... The name may also be used as a homonym for Elsa". [5] Alina ... or may derive from Arabic for "noble, illustrious" ... [25] Aline ... Modern use may be a respelling of Aileen ... Alison ... May have originated as a surname ... [26] Allegra ... May have been originally coined as the name of Byron's illegitimate daughter in the 19th century ... [6] Almond Plant name. May refer to skin tone ... [5] Alpha ... May be used for a firstborn daughter. [1] Amanda ... May also be used as a feminine form of Amandus ... [15] Amelia ... Henry Fielding may possibly have first coined it for the heroine of his novel "Amelia" (1751) ... [46] Amy ... The name was given prominence by Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" ... [21] Anise ... May also be a variant of Agnes or Anne. [3] Annamaria ... The popularity of this blend may originate in Roman Catholic veneration of Saint Anne and Saint Mary ... [3] Annemae Combined form of Ann and May. [3] Annette ... Elaborated forms like Annetta may also be considered variations of Agnes ... [8] Annis ... May also have developed in the Middle Ages as a mainly Scottish form of Agnes ... [8] Aphra ... The respelling of the name to Aphra may be due to Aphrah as biblical place name, meaning "dust" ... [3] Aranrhod ... The legendary heroine may originally have been a moon goddess ... [1] Arena ... 19th-century Americans may have named their daughters Arena as homage to Christian martyrs who were killed in the arenas of ancient Rome. View page 2 of May baby names from Asia to Carnation. [May names 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8][Top] |