Maite ( /ˈmaɪteɪ/ MY-teh) is a female given name of Basque origin meaning love, popular throughout the Hispanic world and Brazil.
In Spanish, its pronunciation is usually stressed on the first syllable (/'majte/), written as Maite. As a nickname for "María Teresa" and "María Esther", however, it is most frequently stressed on the last syllable (/maj'te/) and written as Mayté, Maytee or Maytte.
In Brazilian Portuguese, it is normally pronounced in three syllables and stressed on the last (/mai'te/), written as Maitê, or less frequently as Maytê. In French, the spelling is Maïté.
People
- Maïté, French television cooking host
- Maité Allamand (1911–1996), Chilean writer and diplomat
- Maite Aranburu, Basque politician
- Maite Cazorla (born 1997), Spanish basketball player
- Maite Delgado, Venezuelan leader
- Maite Dono (born 1969), Spanish singer-songwriter, poet, and actress
- Maïté Duval (1944–2019), Dutch-French sculptor and drafter
- Maite Kelly (born 1979), Irish singer
- Maite Oroz (born 1998), Spanish footballer
- Maite Pagazaurtundúa ((born 1965), Spanish politician, activist and writer
- Maite Perroni, Mexican actress and singer
- Maitê Proença, Brazilian actress
- Maite Schwartz, American actress
- Maite Zubieta (born 2004), Spanish footballer
- Maite Zúñiga, Spanish athlete
Mayte may refer to:
- Mayte Garcia, dancer, singer and former wife of pop star Prince
- Mayte Macanás, Spanish singer and participant in Operación Triunfo
- Mayte Martínez, Spanish athlete
- Mayte Mateos, member of Spanish 70s disco duo Baccara
- Maytê Piragibe, Brazilian actress
- Mayte Rodriguez or Michelle Rodriguez, American actress
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