Maite (given name)

Maite ( /ˈmaɪteɪ/ MY-teh) is a female given name of Iberian origin that’s popular throughout the Hispanic world and Brazil.

In Spanish, its pronunciation is usually stressed on the first syllable (/'majte/), written as Maite. In Basque, the name means ‘’love’’, though it can also be 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 Hontelé, Dutch trumpeter
• Maite Kelly (born 1979), Irish-American 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