What is the origin of the surname May?

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What is the origin of the surname May?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: According to a Surname etymology site the last name May is derived from the name Matthew.

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According to another site it states: May
Probably given to a child born in that month. May, in the Saxon, is a daisy, a flower; the fifth month in the year, beginning with January. Gaelic, mai or maith, good, pleasant, fruitful; Mad, Welsh. From Ma we have mai, the earth, the producer; ma, mother, tender, kind.

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