Details for the forename Mai

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Mai (female)


Variants:	Maj (F)
Pet Name for:	Margit (F) Maria (F)
Derivative(s):	Anne-Mai (F) Britt-Mai (F) Mai-Britt (F) Mai-Lis (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	Swedish pet name for Margit, the Scandinavian form of Margaret [q.v.], from Greek or Persian "pearl". Also a Swedish pet name for Maria [q.v.], derived from the Hebrew name Miriam/Mariamne. Mai is frequently used in compound names some of which are listed, above.