May (given name)
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
- Lady May Abel Smith, member of the British Royal Family
- May Allison, American actress
- May Allison , Canadian runner
- May Chow, Canadian chef
- May Gibbs, Australian children's author and illustrator
- May Hollinworth, Australian theatre producer and director
- May J., Japanese singer
- Georgia May Jagger, British model, Mick Jagger's daughter.
- Annie May Hurd Karrer, US plant physiologist
- Elsie May Kittredge, US botanist
- May McAvoy, American actor
- May W. Newburger, New York politician
- May Robson, Australian actress
- May Sarton, American poet and novelist
- Dame May Whitty, English actress
Fictional characters
- May, one of the main characters in Chaucer's The Merchant's Tale
- Aunt May, Spider-Man's aunt and primary caregiver
- May Bellamy, girlfriend of John Dortmunder in novels by Donald Westlake.
- May Lee, a character from The King of Fighters 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, a character in the Guilty Gear video game series
- May, a character in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire as well as the anime series
- May, a character from the show Sid the Science Kid
