Mae (given name)

Mae is an English feminine given name. It is a variant of May. The meaning of May, is Fifth Month. Mae may refer to:

In music:

• Mae Moore, Canadian singer-songwriter

In acting:

• Mae Busch (1891–1946), Australian actress
• Mae Marsh (1894–1968), American movie actress
• Mae Murray (1885–1965), American silent film actress
• Mae Questel (1908–1998), American actress
• Mae West (1893–1980), American actress (after whom are named a variety of otherwise unrelated items)
• Mae Whitman (born 1988), American actress

In other fields:

• Mae Jemison (born 1956), the first African-American woman to travel to space
• Mae Schunk (born 1934), the 45th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
• Mae Brussell (1922–1988), American radio personality.