Meaning: Beloved in Basque; also Maria plus Teresa
The story
Basque Maite directly means beloved. Spanish Maite can separately combine Maria and Teresa; the shared spelling is established in both traditions without requiring a single common origin.
Also means
What Maitê means in its other languages.
- Spanishcombination of Maria and Teresa
Nicknames
- Mai
- Tê
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
- Modern
- Short
- Soft
- Works everywhere
Origins
Maitê comes from Basque and Spanish.
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Sweetly speaking, through Eulalia
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Dawn; other historical derivations also exist
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Wave; possibly also a form of Nahia
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Sorrows, through Dolores
Ane
Grace, through Anna
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