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Dictionary of
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Origin of the Surname MAY.
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MAY.
Probably given to a child born in that month. May, in the Saxon, is
a daisy, a flower; the fifth month in the year, beginning with January.
Gaelic, mai or maith, good, pleasant, fruitful; mad,
Welsh. From ma we have mai, the earth, the producer; ma,
mother, tender, kind.
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Dictionary Index |
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C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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