| The boy name Mael [ syll. mae(l), ma-el ] is pronounced as MEY-L KEY. Mael is used mostly in the Breton and French languages. Its language of origin is Celtic. Derived literally from the word 'mael' which means disciple, prince, chief. The name was borne by Maël, a fifth century Breton saint who lived in Wales. It was also borne by Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill (975/976-1022), a High King of Ireland. A form of Mael is the Breton and French variant spelling Maël. Mael is an irregularly used baby boy name. It is ranked outside of the top 1000. Baby names that sound like Mael include the Breton and French Maël, the English Mal, the English Mel, the German, Portuguese, and Spanish Manuel, the English and Slavic Milo, the Italian Manlio, the Portuguese Manoel, the Italian Manolo, and the Hungarian Mihály. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Mael: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"
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