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May · English girl’s name

May in Hawaiian is Mei

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when Y became I, and the a became e.

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MAY

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is May in Hawaiian?

May is Mei in Hawaiian, said MAY.

How May became Mei

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in May Y became I, and the a became e.

Mei has a page of its own as a Hawaiian given name, with its popularity and the names it is usually paired with.

How to say Mei

Say it MAY, leaning on MAY, sounding every vowel: e as in “bet”, i as “ee”. The pronunciation guide covers the whole system.

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

Questions people ask

What is May in Hawaiian?

May is Mei in Hawaiian, pronounced MAY. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Mei?

MAY, with the stress on MAY.

Why does Mei look so different from May?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In May, Y became I, and the a became e.

Is Mei a real Hawaiian name?

Yes, as a borrowed name. Hawaiian families have used Mei since the 1800s, but it is May respelled, not a name built from Hawaiian words.

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