First names in Hebrew

First name Mae: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מרים

Gematria value: 290

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Mae is written מרים

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Mae mean?

Meaning: pet form of Mary or Margaret; also the month of May
Origin: disputed

Mae is an old English pet form of Mary, and sometimes of Margaret; it is also the name of the month of May, and of the hawthorn that blooms then. All three meanings have mixed, and each family hears its own. If your name is Mary's, it goes back to the Hebrew Miriam, the sister of Moses, whose meaning is debated.

Gematria

Mae = 290

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מרים has 4 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total290

Written מיי (as it sounds in English), Mae is worth 60.

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter final Mem

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Mae, from מ to ם:

מִכׇּל־מִשְׁמָר נְצֹר לִבֶּךָ כִּי־מִמֶּנּוּ תּוֹצְאוֹת חַיִּים׃

“Above all that you guard, guard your heart, for from it flow the springs of life.”

Proverbs 4:23

The book of your first name

Mae, in nine pages

• Mae, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Mae
• Mae, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Mae in three answers

How do you write Mae in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Mae is written מרים. Mae is an old pet form of Mary, from Miriam, מרים in Hebrew; it is also the name of the month. As it sounds in English, it is written מיי.

What is the gematria value of Mae?
Written מרים, Mae is worth 290: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Mem (40). Written מיי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 60.

What does Mae mean?
Pet form of Mary or Margaret; also the month of May (origin: disputed). Mae is an old English pet form of Mary, and sometimes of Margaret; it is also the name of the month of May, and of the hawthorn that blooms then. All three meanings have mixed, and each family hears its own. If your name is Mary's, it goes back to the Hebrew Miriam, the sister of Moses, whose meaning is debated.