Names that can be shortened to May?

[Turry]

(But are not Mavis or Mabel)

Maisie ?

Maybeth?

I think its American. I seem to remember the littlest sister in the children's book series about Dicey was called Maybeth. Sorry can't recall the book names or author!

Mayleen, Esme?

Ooh tough one!

Madeleine?
Margaret?
Marissa?
Meredith?

I can't think of any starting with a 'May' sound apart from those you mentioned...

Maria or Marie?

Maya

Esme? (if it's pronounced Esmay, not Esmee!)
Amaya

Maya?

MayBelle (like in Prizzi's Honour) - and definitely different to Mabel.
Mary
Maybelline (!)

Why not just go for May?
It's my granny's name

I have a French friend called maiwenn, who gets "may" for short. It's a beautiful name!

Gosh, I love Maiwenn...

Maeve

Margaret is sometimes shortened to May.

Thanks all, love the sound of May, but not sure it's 'big' enough for the full first name. I do like Margaret and Meredith, but do you really think I can shorten to May? Won't people think it's a bit of a stretch?

If you like May call her that. there are plenty of other nickname options forMargaret and Meredith so theres nothing to say that as she gets older that people wont use those instead. i know a baby born recently called May, its a beautiful name on its own.

Maybelline

Mary

Margaret
Margot

A friend of mine has a May buy she has been known as Maggie all her life.

I actually have an (American) friend with a little Maybelline, known as Maybe.

Mairead?

Yanamay

Valmay

Isemay

Esme

I have a May, its beautiful. We have given her a long middle name to balance out the shortness of her first. I love it.

Just call her May if you like it!!

Maeve. Really pretty name pronounced Mayv