May

May is an English feminine given name. It is derived from the name of the month, which comes from Maia, the name of a Roman fertility goddess. The name May is also used as a pet form of Mary and Margaret. People May Allison (1890–1989), American actress May Allison (runner) (born 1964), Canadian runner May Arida (1926–2018), Lebanese socialite May Arslan (1928–2013), member of the Lebanese Arslan family May Chow, Canadian chef May Gibbs (1877–1969), Australian children's author and illustrator May Golan (born 1986), Israeli politician, political activist and commentator May Hezlet (1882–1978), British amateur golfer and sports writer May Hollinworth (1895–1968), Australian theatre producer and director May J. (born 1988), Japanese singer May McAvoy (1899–1984), American actor May W. Newburger (1920–2012), New York politician May Robson (1858–1942), Australian actress May Sarton (1912–1995), American poet and novelist May Sayegh (1940–2023), Palestinian poet and activist Lady May Abel Smith (1906–1994), a member of the British royal family May Whitty (1865–1948), English actress Fictional characters May, one of the main characters in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Merchant's Tale" Aunt May, Peter Parker/Spider-Man's aunt and primary caregiver May Bellamy, girlfriend of John Dortmunder in novels by Donald E. Westlake May Kanker, youngest of the Kanker sisters in the animated series Ed, Edd n Eddy May Kasahara, in Haruki Murakami's novel The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle May Lee (The King of Fighters), in The King of Fighters fighting game series Melinda May, a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent played by Ming-Na Wen in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and subsequently appearing in Marvel comics May (Guilty Gear), a character in the Guilty Gear video game series May, localize version of Mii, main character in Jungle de Ikou! May (Pokémon), in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, as well as the anime series May, in the show Sid the Science Kid See also Mary Mei (given name), also spelled as May Mae (given name)