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 [ syll. mae(l), ma-el ] The boy name Mael is pronounced as MEY-L KEY. Mael is used chiefly in the Breton and French languages, and it is derived from Celtic origins. Derived literally from the element '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. The name Maelle (Breton and French) is the female form of Mael. Maël (Breton and French variant spelling) is a form of Mael. Mael is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Mael include Maël (Breton and French), Mal (Welsh and English), Manel (English), Mel (Spanish and English), Mile (Slavic), Malloy (Irish), Manley (English), Manly (English), Manuel (English, German, Portuguese, and Spanish), Manuele (Italian), Mauli, Melo (Spanish), Mihail (Greek, Romanian, and Slavic), Mihal (Hungarian), Millà (Catalan), Milo (Czech, Spanish, English, and Slavic), Minel (Spanish), Manlio (Italian), Manoel (Portuguese), and Manolo (Italian and Spanish). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Mael: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
