MEY

Name Element

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Origin and Meaning

New name element

Ancient Germanic

*magu- = 'young man', 'servant' (male)
*magwî = 'young woman', 'servant' (female)
*mawî = 'young woma'n, 'servant' (female)

Old Norse

mǣ-r = 'girl', 'daughter', 'nun'
mǣr = 'little girl', 'virgin', 'unmarried girl'
mær = 'daughter'
mėyja = 'girl' (from the genitive case of mǣ-r, which is mėyjar)
mėy = 'girl' (short form of mėyja)

Gothic

mawi = 'girl', 'daughter', 'nun'
magaþ-s = 'maid', 'virgin'

Old Danish

mā-r = 'girl', 'daughter', 'nun'
már = 'little girl', 'virgin', 'unmarried girl'
maar = 'little girl', 'virgin', 'unmarried girl'

Old Swedish

mø = 'maid'

Old High German

magad = 'maid', 'virgin'
magatīn = 'maiden'

Old Saxon

magað = 'maid', 'virgin'

Old Frisian

mėgith = 'maid', 'virgin'
meiden = 'maiden'

Old English

mæġ = 'woman', 'mother', 'virgin'
mæġeð = 'maid', 'virgin'
mæġden = 'maiden'

Related Names

See Mær

Combinations

Name Element	Example
ALF	see Álfmey
AR	see Ármey
BJÖRT	see Bjartmey
DAG	see Dagmár
ELD	see Eldmey
EY	see Márey
FRID	see Friðmey
FRÍÐ	see Møyfrid
GUD	see Guðmey
IS	see Ísmey
KRIST	see Kristmar
PAUL	see Pálmey
SE	see Sæmey
SIG	see Sigurmey
SKJÖLD	see Skjaldmey
SOL	see Salmøy
VAL	see Valmøy
VESLE	see Veslemøy
VILL	see Villimey

First Element Forms

Már-
Møy-

Last Element Forms

-mar -már -mara -mari
-me -mei -mey
-mi
-mor
-moy
-møy
-mær