Names for characters born in May might be related to the signs of the zodiac of the month, Taurus and Gemini. Names connected to May's birthstone, emerald, also work as do those related to the birth flowers, Lily of the Valley, and Hawthorn. May names can also include occupational names, which are related to the Memorial Day holiday. Since April showers bring May flowers, any floral names is fitting for a May character.
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Amelia - "work"
Gender: Female
Origin: German
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Amma - "born on a Saturday"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hindi
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Aquila - "eagle"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Arabella - "yielding to prayer"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Araminta - "defender"
Gender: Female
Origin: Invented hybrid name
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Archibald - "truly brave"
Gender: Male
Origin: Teutonic
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Astarte - "mother goddess"
Gender: Female
Origin: Phonecian
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Audrey - "noble strength"
Gender: Female
Origin: English
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Blossom - "to bloom"
Gender: Female
Origin: English
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Castor - "pious one"
Gender: Male
Origin: Greek
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Cathay - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Anglicised version of Italian Captai
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Celestine - "heavenly"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Charleston - unknown meaning
Gender: Unisex
Origin: American place name
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Cybele - "the mother of all gods"
Pronunciation: SIB-el-ee
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Dahlia - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Flower name
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Derby - unknown meaning
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Variation of Darby
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Emerald - "green"
Gender: Female
Origin: Gem name; Persian
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Emese - "mother"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hungarian
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Esmeralda - "emerald"
Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish and Portuguese
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Ferdinand - "bold voyager"
Gender: Male
Origin: German
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Fintan - "white fire or white bull"
Gender: Male
Origin: Irish
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Fleur - "flower"
Gender: Female
Origin: French
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Florence - "flourishing, prosperous"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Gabriel - "God is my strength"
Gender: Male
Origin: Hebrew
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Gemini - "twins"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Latin
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Golda - "gold"
Gender: Female
Origin: English, Yiddish
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Gray - "the son of the bailiff"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Colour name, diminutive of Grayson
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Hawthorn - unknown meaning
Gender: Male
Origin: Spelling variation of Hawthorne
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Hazard - "chance, luck"
Gender: Male
Origin: French
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Helen - "bright, shining light"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Hunter - "one who hunts"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English
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Indy - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Short form of Indiana
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Isadora - "gift of Isis"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Ivy - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Botanical name
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Iyabo - "mother has returned"
Gender: Female
Origin: African
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Jarita - "mother or legendary bird"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hindi-Sanskrit
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Liberty - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Word name
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Lilac - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: English, from Persian, flower and colour name
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Lillemor - "little mother"
Pronunciation: lil-eh-more
Gender: Female
Origin: Scandinavia
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Lily - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: English flower name
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Logan - "small hollow"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Scottish
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Malcolm - "devotee of St. Columba"
Gender: Male
Origin: Scottish
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Margaret - "pearl"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Maso - "twin"
Gender: Male
Origin: Italian, diminutive of Tomasso
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May - "pearl"
Gender: Female
Origin: Diminutive of Margaret and Mary; month name
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Maya - "water"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek mythology name
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Medora - "mother's gift"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Moa - "mother"
Gender: Female
Origin: Swedish
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Neith - "divine mother"
Gender: Female
Origin: Egyptian
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Nellie - "bright, shining light"
Gender: Female
Origin: Diminutive of Nell
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Omar - "eloquent"
Gender: Male
Origin: Arabic
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Petal - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek word and flower name
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Pollux - "crown"
Gender: Male
Origin: Greek
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Ponce - "fifth"
Gender: Male
Origin: Spanish
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Poppy - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin flower name
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Quigley - "from the mother's side"
Gender: Male
Origin: Irish
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Quintus - "fifth"
Gender: Male
Origin: Latin
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Rosalia - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish, Latin ceremonial name
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Shiloh - "tranquil"
Pronunciation: SHY-low
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Hebrew
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Shoshanna - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Spelling variation of Shoshana
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Sojourner - "to stay a while"
Gender: Female
Origin: French word name
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Solange - "solemn"
Pronunciation: so-LAHNZH
Gender: Female
Origin: French
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Taurus - "bull"
Gender: Male
Origin: Latin
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Terra - "earth"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Thomasina - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: English, feminine variation of Thomas
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Tulip - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Turkish flower name
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Ulysses - "wrathful"
Gender: Male
Origin: Latin variation of the Greek Odysseus
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Victoria - "victory"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Walter - "army ruler"
Gender: Male
Origin: German
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Zinnia - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Flower name
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Zoe - "life"
Pronunciation: zoh-ee
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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