Maie as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Maie

What is the meaning of the name Maie ?

The baby name Maie is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /meɪ/,MAY.

Maie is English, Greek, Latin in Origin.

Maie is a rare feminine given name found in English and Estonian contexts. In English, it is an alternative spelling of May/Mae, ultimately connected to Maia, the Roman goddess of growth, from whom the month of May takes its name; the name therefore carries springtime and renewal associations. It has also served as a pet form of Mary or Margaret in older records, sometimes conveying the meaning “beloved” through the Mary line.

In Estonia, Maie functions as a vernacular form of Mai/Maia, linked to the word for May (mai), and folk etymology associates it with maias “fond of sweets,” lending a “sweet” nuance. Usage peaked in the late 19th–early 20th centuries in the Anglosphere and mid-20th century in Estonia; it remains uncommon today. Variants and cognates include Mae, May, Maye, Mai, Maia, Maya, Maja, and Irish Máire; related roots connect it to Mary and Margaret.