Maite (given name)

Maite ( /ˈmt/ MY-tay) is a female given name of Basque origin meaning love.

It has become a popular name throughout Spanish and Brazil. In Spanish it is usually stressed on the first syllable. Alternatively, it is also the Spanish nickname (sort of a contraction) for both "María Teresa" and "María Esther", in which case it is most frequently stressed on the last syllable and spelled with y, thus Mayté.

It is also used as a proper name in the Portuguese-speaking Brazil in the forms of Maitê and Maytê (both pronounced /maj'te/), stressed on the last syllable.

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Mayte may refer to:

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