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1945 anarchist essays by Paul Goodman
The May Pamphlet is a collection of six anarchist essays written and published by Paul Goodman in 1945. Goodman discusses the problems of living in a
The_May_Pamphlet
Unbound book
A pamphlet is an unbound book (that is, without a hard cover or binding). Pamphlets may consist of a single sheet of paper that is printed on both sides
Pamphlet
American reformer (1797–1871)
writing pamphlets and articles concerning abolitionism, May was a leading advocate in women's rights and suffrage. Most notably, he wrote The Rights and
Samuel_Joseph_May
Sex scandal in early United States history
revelations by printing his own 95-page pamphlet, Observations on Certain Documents, later known as the "Reynolds Pamphlet," in which he denied all charges of
Hamilton–Reynolds_affair
Protracted argument or discussion through printed medium
A pamphlet war is a protracted argument or discussion through printed media, especially between the time the printing press became common, and when state
Pamphlet_war
1943 World War II convoy operation
Operation Pamphlet, also called Convoy Pamphlet, was a World War II convoy operation conducted during January and February 1943 to transport the 9th Australian
Operation_Pamphlet
1923 political pamphlet by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
pseudonymously while Savarkar was in prison. Savarkar's pamphlet formulated Hindutva, a Hindu nationalist ideology. The term "Hindutva" was originally coined by Chandranath
Essentials_of_Hindutva
1834 pamphlet by Georg Büchner
The Hessian Courier (German: Der Hessische Landbote) is an eight-page pamphlet, written by Georg Büchner in 1834, in which he argues against the social
The_Hessian_Courier
1918 pamphlet by Rosa Luxemburg
The Russian Revolution: A Critical Appreciation (German: Die Russische Revolution. Eine kritische Würdigung) is a pamphlet written in 1918 by the Marxist
The Russian Revolution (pamphlet)
The_Russian_Revolution_(pamphlet)
1947 manifesto advocating democratic socialism
Keep Left was a pamphlet published in the United Kingdom in 1947 by the New Statesman jointly written by Michael Foot, Richard Crossman and Ian Mikardo
Keep_Left_(pamphlet)
UK poetry publisher, established 1986
the Year. The press themselves have won the Michael Marks Award for Pamphlet Publishers in 2012 and 2017. The press was incorporated in 1991, and the
The_Poetry_Business
1902 pamphlet by Vladimir Lenin
a political pamphlet written by Vladimir Lenin (credited as N. Lenin) in 1901 and published in March 1902. He previewed the work in a May 1901 Iskra article
What_Is_to_Be_Done?
Pamphlets distributed by the New York Police Department
The Fear City pamphlets were distributed in New York City during June 1975 in a propaganda campaign by the city's police and other uniformed services.
Fear_City_pamphlets
Pamphlet by Hal Draper
The Two Souls of Socialism is a pamphlet by the Marxist writer Hal Draper, in which the author posits a fundamental division in socialist thought and
The_Two_Souls_of_Socialism
1776 pamphlet by James Chalmers
Truth; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America, Containing Remarks on a late pamphlet, entitled Common Sense is a pamphlet authored by the loyalist James Chalmers
Plain_Truth_(pamphlet)
Swedish emergency information pamphlet
a pamphlet containing information about how to act in a situation of national crisis in Sweden. Originally prepared by the Supreme Commander of the Swedish
In_case_of_crisis_or_war
Pamphlet by Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès
Is the Third Estate?) is an influential political pamphlet published in January 1789, shortly before the outbreak of the French Revolution, by the French
What_Is_the_Third_Estate?
Underground pamphlet written by Albert Most
Bufo Alvarius: the Psychedelic Toad of the Sonoran Desert is an underground pamphlet written by Albert Most (real name Ken Nelson (1954–2019)), illustrated
Bufo Alvarius: the Psychedelic Toad of the Sonoran Desert
Bufo_Alvarius:_the_Psychedelic_Toad_of_the_Sonoran_Desert
2015 song by original Broadway cast of Hamilton
"The Reynolds Pamphlet" is the fourteenth song from Act 2 of the musical Hamilton, based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway
The_Reynolds_Pamphlet_(song)
Form of paper advertisement intended for wide distribution
be shared on the internet. A flyer is also called a "palm card", "circular", "handbill", "pamphlet", "catalogue" or "leaflet". Flyers may be used by individuals
Flyer_(pamphlet)
1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine
Common Sense is a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing
Common_Sense
1842 pamphlet by Udney Hay Jacob
The Peace Maker is a thirty-six page pamphlet written by Udney Hay Jacob and published in Nauvoo on October 29, 1842 which rejected the growing rights
The_Peace_Maker_(pamphlet)
1749 pamphlet published anonymously
and prostitution. The pamphlet incorporates some older material that attempts to diagnose the cause of a perceived increase in the prevalence of sodomy
Satan's_Harvest_Home
English woodcut pamphlet published in 1678
The Mowing-Devil: or, Strange News out of Hartford-shire is the title of an English woodcut pamphlet published in 1678. It narrates a tale of Satan mowing
Mowing-Devil
1850 book by Thomas Carlyle
Latter-Day Pamphlets is a series of "pamphlets" published by the Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle in 1850, in vehement denunciation
Latter-Day_Pamphlets
1934 Japanese Army Ministry pamphlet
The Basic Principles of National Defense and Proposal for Strengthening It (国防の本義と其強化の提唱, Kokubō no hongi to sono kyōka no teishō) is a pamphlet published
The Basic Principles of National Defense and Proposal for Strengthening It
The_Basic_Principles_of_National_Defense_and_Proposal_for_Strengthening_It
Series of editions of classic books
Many of the editions are ornately illustrated and included commissioned artwork. Each volume includes a small paper pamphlet with a biography of the author
World's_Best_Reading
Australian electoral scandal during the 2007 federal election campaign
The Lindsay pamphlet scandal was an Australian electoral scandal in which Liberal Party volunteers distributed fake election pamphlets, claiming to be
Lindsay_pamphlet_scandal
Indian politician and ideologue (1883–1966)
developed the Hindu nationalist political ideology of Hindutva in his 1923 pamphlet entitled Essentials of Hindutva, published while he was incarcerated at
Vinayak_Damodar_Savarkar
1645 Parliamentarian pamphlet publishing the private letters of Charles I
The King's Cabinet Opened was a political pamphlet published by the Parliamentarians in 1645 during the First English Civil War. It contained a collection
The_King's_Cabinet_Opened
1600 English pamphlet by William Kempe
in a daunce from London to Norwich is a semi-fictional autobiographical pamphlet by English actor and dancer William Kempe which documents his journey from
Kempes_Nine_Daies_Wonder
The Southern Discomfort pamphlets were a series of studies by Labour MP Giles Radice, published by the Labour-affiliated think tank the Fabian Society
Southern Discomfort (Fabian Society pamphlets)
Southern_Discomfort_(Fabian_Society_pamphlets)
The Boston Pamphlet was a 1772 pamphlet published in Boston in the American Revolution. Written by members of the Boston Committee of Correspondence,
Boston_Pamphlet
Topics referred to by the same term
republication of Paul Goodman's "The May Pamphlet" Drawing the Line (film), a 1915 short film by B. Reeves Eason Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring
Drawing_the_Line
1988 US government informational pamphlet
AIDS is a pamphlet or brochure created by the United States government and mailed to every American household in 1988 as a response to the AIDS epidemic
Understanding_AIDS
1974–1980 UK public information campaign
attack. The campaign comprised a pamphlet, newspaper advertisements, radio broadcasts, and public information films. The series had originally been intended
Protect_and_Survive
1871 pamphlet by Karl Marx
The Civil War in France (German: Der Bürgerkrieg in Frankreich) is a pamphlet written and first published in 1871 by Karl Marx as an official statement
The_Civil_War_in_France
Type of book or pamphlet
concertina, accordion, or leporello in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A folding book is a book or pamphlet typified by a continuous unbound paper sheet,
Folding_book
British novelist (1919–2013)
"Biography (From the pamphlet: A Reader's Guide to The Golden Notebook & Under My Skin, HarperPerennial, 1995)". Archived from the original on 25 July
Doris_Lessing
American actress (1899–1983)
and gathered AA pamphlets, which they placed around the apartment. Davey moved out. In the subsequent legal separation proceedings, the judge ordered him
Gloria_Swanson
1702 political pamphlet by Daniel Defoe
The Shortest Way with the Dissenters; Or, Proposals for the Establishment of the Church is a pamphlet written by Daniel Defoe, first published anonymously
The Shortest Way with the Dissenters
The_Shortest_Way_with_the_Dissenters
1774 pamphlet written by Alexander Hamilton
City. In this pamphlet, dated December 15, 1774, Hamilton defended the actions of the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia against the accusations
A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress
A_Full_Vindication_of_the_Measures_of_Congress
18th century pamphlet opposing masturbation
referred to by its shortened title: Onania: or, the heinous sin of self-pollution, or simply Onania, is a pamphlet opposing masturbation. Its date of first publication
Onania: or, the heinous sin of self-pollution
Onania:_or,_the_heinous_sin_of_self-pollution
American Founding Father (1755–1804)
Callender published A History of the United States for the Year 1796. The pamphlet contained accusations based on documents from the confrontation of December
Alexander_Hamilton
English pamphleteer and fencing master
controversial pamphlet The araignment of women contributed to the querelle des femmes, or question of a woman's place within early modern English society. The misogynistic
Joseph_Swetnam
1894 political pamphlet
satirical pamphlet created during the Montana capital referendum by Charles H. Eggleston, the editor of the Anaconda Standard. The pamphlet was published
Helena's_Social_Supremacy
1525 pamphlet by Martin Luther
Against the Murderous, Thieving Hordes of Peasants (German: Wider die Mordischen und Reubischen Rotten der Bawren) is a 1525 pamphlet by Martin Luther
Against the Murderous, Thieving Hordes of Peasants
Against_the_Murderous,_Thieving_Hordes_of_Peasants
1781 Dutch pamphlet
"To the People of the Netherlands") was a pamphlet distributed by window-covered carriages across all major cities of the Dutch Republic in the night
Aan_het_Volk_van_Nederland
Alexander Hamilton's mistress (1768–1828)
1792. She became the object of much scrutiny after the release of the Reynolds Pamphlet and central in America's first political sex scandal. Maria Reynolds
Maria_Reynolds
Peace, social justice, and human rights nonprofit
Spokesman Books. Retrieved 31 March 2025. "Spokesman Pamphlets". Spokesman Books. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation Spokesman Books
Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation
Bertrand_Russell_Peace_Foundation
French writer and philosopher (1694–1778)
expositions. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and 2,000 books and pamphlets. Voltaire was one of the first authors to become renowned and commercially successful
Voltaire
Series of pamphlets by Voltaire
(Questions/Letters on miracles), is a series of pamphlets published by the French philosopher and author Voltaire. In these pamphlets Voltaire expresses many themes,
Questions_sur_les_Miracles
Jamaican author about Kingston Lunatic Asylum
Empire influencing pamphlet called Seven Months in the Kingston Lunatic Asylum and what I Saw There, August 21, 1860. The pamphlet told her firsthand
Ann_Pratt
Flyer, pamphlet, or leaflet that is used to pass information about something
audiences. Traditionally produced as a folded paper piece (e.g., pamphlet or leaflet), brochures may also be distributed in digital formats. Brochures are distributed
Brochure
1907 essay by J. Howard Moore
periodical The Herald of the Golden Age, as a chapter in Moore's The New Ethics, and in pamphlet form by the Order of the Golden Age, the Animals' Friend
The_Cost_of_a_Skin
King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649
disrepute among the Puritans. In his pamphlet A New Gag for an Old Goose (1624), a reply to the Catholic pamphlet A New Gag for the New Gospel, Montagu
Charles_I_of_England
1895 pamphlet by J. Howard Moore
a Vegetarian is an 1895 pamphlet by American zoologist and philosopher J. Howard Moore. Based on a lecture delivered to the Chicago Vegetarian Society
Why_I_Am_a_Vegetarian
Alleged document from the mid-1980s
in July 1986. It says the copier allegedly held the only copy of the pamphlet, which was then passed along and publicized in the Promise Newsletter, in
Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars (document)
Silent_Weapons_for_Quiet_Wars_(document)
1877 political crisis in France during the Third Republic
anti-Gambettist pamphlet courting the radical electorate and other conservative libels against the "363". Faced with the president's official candidates, the republicans
16_May_1877_crisis
1592 pamphlet by Thomas Nashe
popular of the Elizabethan pamphlets. It was reprinted in 1593 and 1595, and in 1594 was translated into French. It is written from the point of view of Pierce
Pierce_Penniless
1618 pamphlet by Sebastian Miczyński
anxieties it receives from the Jews) is an antisemitic pamphlet published in 1618 by Sebastian Miczyński, professor of philosophy at the Jagellonian University
Mirror_of_the_Polish_Crown
1799 speech and pamphlet by Novalis
simply as "Europa") is a pamphlet written by the German writer Novalis between October and November 1799. Novalis wrote the pamphlet to present to his Romantic
Christianity or Europe (Novalis)
Christianity_or_Europe_(Novalis)
Pamphlet published in 1620 in England
Haec-Vir: or, the Womanish-Man was a pamphlet published in 1620 in England in response to the pamphlet Hic Mulier. Where Hic Mulier argued against cross-dressing
Haec-Vir
1835 pamphlet based on Charles Darwin's letters
distribution. This pamphlet helped to establish Darwin's reputation among scientists and the informed public. On first learning of this pamphlet's publication
Extracts from Letters to Henslow
Extracts_from_Letters_to_Henslow
1764 essay by Stephen Hopkins
slaves". The pamphlet received widespread circulation and brought hearty approval throughout the colonies. Historian Thomas Bicknell called it "the most remarkable
The Rights of Colonies Examined
The_Rights_of_Colonies_Examined
Antisemitic set of publications of the 1920s
The International Jew is a four-volume set of antisemitic booklets or pamphlets originally published and distributed in the early 1920s by the Dearborn
The_International_Jew
1945 pamphlet by Soetan Sjahrir
Struggle" was a pamphlet written late October 1945 by Indonesian independence leader Soetan Sjahrir. It was pivotal in redirecting the Indonesian national
Our_Struggle
German physical trainer (1883–1967)
"The Pilates Pamphlet: Return to Life Through Contrology" by Joseph H. Pilates and Frederick Rand Rogers (1957) Joseph Pilates is the subject of the 2013
Joseph_Pilates
"God Loveth His Children" was a pamphlet produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for members with same-sex attraction
God_Loveth_His_Children
American neo-Nazi activist (1918–1967)
The Fable of the Ducks and the Hens (1959) How to Get Out or Stay Out of the Insane Asylum (1960) (pamphlet) In Hoc Signo Vinces (1960) (pamphlet) This
George_Lincoln_Rockwell
Possible German serial killer tried for allegedly being a werewolf
was known as "the Werewolf of Bedburg". The most comprehensive source on the case is a 16-page pamphlet published in London in 1590, the translation of
Peter_Stumpp
Hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews
opposition to the Jews as a people and opposition to the Jewish spirit, which Marr interpreted as infiltrating German culture. The pamphlet became very
Antisemitism
1908 pamphlet by F.M. Cornford
Microcosmographia Academica ("A Study of a Tiny Academic World" in Latin) is a short pamphlet on university politics written by F. M. Cornford and published in 1908
Microcosmographia_Academica
Voting system that makes outcomes proportional to vote totals
he stated: May I, in conclusion, point out that the method advocated in my pamphlet (where each elector names one candidate only, and the candidates themselves
Proportional_representation
Puritan versus Church of England pamphlet "war"
The Marprelate Controversy was a war of pamphlets waged in England and Wales in 1588 and 1589, between a puritan writer who employed the pseudonym Martin
Marprelate_Controversy
The following is the discography of American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. It consists of John Linnell and John Flansburgh and backing artists
They Might Be Giants discography
They_Might_Be_Giants_discography
1916 pamphlet written by Patrick Pearse
The Murder Machine is a pamphlet by Patrick Pearse published in January 1916 on the topic of educating Irish schoolchildren. Pearse himself attended a
The_Murder_Machine
American socialist (1865–1960)
writer, and speaker. She was active in the Socialist Party of America in Chicago and Florida, and wrote pamphlets, articles, and speeches on women's rights
May_Walden
Document initiating the Cultural Revolution
not refer to the risk of a coup, but rather the "peaceful restoration" of capitalism. Mao wrote, "I have never thought that the pamphlets I have written
16_May_Notification
Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919)
1898, she became the foremost voice of the SPD's revolutionary wing. In her 1900 pamphlet Social Reform or Revolution?, she defended the necessity of revolution
Rosa_Luxemburg
1903 antisemitic text
(circulating in pamphlets since 1902), translated into multiple languages, and disseminated internationally in the early part of the 20th century. It
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
The_Protocols_of_the_Elders_of_Zion
Campaign waged by adherents and critics of the Congo Free State
Leopold and focused public attention on the violence of Leopold's rule. Morel used newspaper accounts, pamphlets, and books to publish evidence from reports
Congo Free State propaganda war
Congo_Free_State_propaganda_war
by publishing an eight-page pamphlet. In this pamphlet the author stated the fundamentals of the political ideology" of the movement by criticizing "Indianism
Pakistan_National_Movement
American journalist and civil rights activist (1862–1931)
women. Throughout the 1890s, Wells documented lynching of African-Americans in the United States in articles and through pamphlets such as Southern Horrors:
Ida_B._Wells
Theoretical composite race which will result from ongoing racial admixture
The pamphlet soon was exposed as an attempt to discredit the Republicans, the Lincoln administration, and the abolitionist movement by exploiting the
Race_of_the_future
1811 essay on atheism by Percy Bysshe Shelley
than the 1811 pamphlet. The tract starts with the following rationale of the author's goals: As a love of truth is the only motive which actuates the Author
The_Necessity_of_Atheism
Disputation by Martin Luther on indulgences
heavily from the Bible and important theologians. His pamphlet was not nearly as popular as Luther's. Luther's reply to Tetzel's pamphlet, on the other hand
Ninety-five_Theses
English-born philosopher and author (1737–1809)
statesman. His pamphlets Common Sense (1776) and The American Crisis (1776–1783) framed the Patriot argument for independence from Great Britain at the outset
Thomas_Paine
Month of 1967
throughout the 5-story building during its "American Week" sale. Belgian police found "anti-American pamphlets demanding a 'clean out' of the store" scattered
May_1967
Giant lumberjack in American folklore
B. Laughead (1882–1958) in a 1916 promotional pamphlet for the Red River Lumber Company. He has been the subject of various literary compositions, musical
Paul_Bunyan
Pamphlets on the American Revolution by Thomas Paine (published 1776–1783)
The American Crisis, or simply The Crisis, is a pamphlet series by eighteenth-century Enlightenment philosopher and author Thomas Paine, originally published
The_American_Crisis
Paradox in set theory
Loewenheim's theorem, enclosed as a pamphlet with part of the third printing (1955) of Quine 1950 and incorporated in the revised edition (1959), 253—260"
Russell's_paradox
Father of modern political Zionism (1860–1904)
Jews was the establishment of a Jewish state. In 1896, Herzl published the pamphlet Der Judenstaat, in which he elaborated his visions of a Jewish homeland
Theodor_Herzl
1813 pamphlet by Shelley
Natural Diet is an 1813 pamphlet by Percy Bysshe Shelley on vegetarianism and animal ethics. It was first written as part of the notes to Queen Mab, which
A_Vindication_of_Natural_Diet
1871 novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
was "Täufer"), the 60-page pamphlet says little of the group other than that it was founded in 1925 to study the uses of Vril energy. The German historian
Vril
2015 biographical musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
preemptively publicizing his affair in the Reynolds Pamphlet, which wrecks his own reputation ("The Reynolds Pamphlet"). It also ruins his relationship with
Hamilton_(musical)
1962 death of Marilyn Monroe by overdose
Sergeant Jack Clemmons, aided him in developing his pamphlet; Clemmons, who was the first police officer on the scene of Monroe's death, became a central source
Death_of_Marilyn_Monroe
1790 political pamphlet by Edmund Burke
Reflections on the Revolution in France is a political pamphlet written by the British statesman Edmund Burke and published in November 1790. It is fundamentally
Reflections on the Revolution in France
Reflections_on_the_Revolution_in_France
1758 pamphlet on literary economics by James Ralph
The Case of Authors by Profession or Trade, Stated is a 1758 anonymous pamphlet, generally attributed to political writer James Ralph. It critiques the
The Case of Authors by Profession
The_Case_of_Authors_by_Profession
Pamphlet
Harveys Hunt Is Up" is the title of a pamphlet written by Thomas Nashe and published in London in late 1596 by John Danter. The work is Nashe's final shot
Have with You to Saffron-Walden
Have_with_You_to_Saffron-Walden
THE MAY-PAMPHLET
THE MAY-PAMPHLET
Boy/Male
American, Bengali, British, Celebrity, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Jamaican, Kannada, Latin, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil, Traditional
Blue Jay; He who Supplants; The Lord is Salvation; Victory; Blue Crested Bird; A Bird in the Crow Family; Win
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada
Month
Girl/Female
Muslim American Greek Scottish Persian Anglo Saxon English Hebrew Latin
Old Arabic name.
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese
The Fifth Month of the Year; Kinswomen; May; The Month May was Goddess of Spring Growth; Bitter; Pearl; Beloved
Girl/Female
Hebrew American Biblical English
Wished-for child; rebellion; bitter. Famous Bearers: the Virgin Mary; Mary Magdalene; Mary, Queen...
Girl/Female
Indian
Fifth month of english year, Old Arabic name
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name May (see May).
Male
Hindi/Indian
(जय) Hindi name derived from the Sanskrit word jaya, JAY means "victory." Compare with another form of Jay.
Girl/Female
Australian, Japanese
Many Love
Surname or Lastname
English, Dutch, and German
English, Dutch, and German : variant spelling of May or Mei.
Male
English
 Short form of English names beginning with Gay-, such as Gabriel "man of God" or "warrior of God," and Gaylord, GAY means "dandy." Compare with feminine Gay.
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Arabic, Assamese, Australian, Bengali, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Indian, Irish, Kannada, Latin, Lebanese, Modern, Muslim, Scottish, Tamil
To Increase; Kinswomen; Mother; Bitter; Diminutive of Mary; Wished-for Child; Rebellion; Great; Fifth Month of the Year; Old Arabic Name; Scottish Form of Margaret Pearl; T
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian
Sunshine; Bright; Day
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Son of the handsome man.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Danish, Dutch, and German
English, French, Danish, Dutch, and German : from a short form of the personal name Matthias (see Matthew) or any of its many cognates, for example Norman French Maheu.English, French, Dutch, and German : from a nickname or personal name taken from the month of May (Middle English, Old French mai, Middle High German meie, from Latin Maius (mensis), from Maia, a minor Roman goddess of fertility). This name was sometimes bestowed on someone born or baptized in the month of May; it was also used to refer to someone of a sunny disposition, or who had some anecdotal connection with the month of May, such as owing a feudal obligation then.English : nickname from Middle English may ‘young man or woman’.Irish (Connacht and Midlands) : when not of English origin (see 1–3 above), this is an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Miadhaigh ‘descendant of Miadhach’, a personal name or byname meaning ‘honorable’, ‘proud’.French : habitational name from any of various places called May or Le May.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : habitational name from Mayen, a place in western Germany.Americanized spelling of cognates of 1 in various European languages, for example Swedish Ma(i)j.Chinese : possibly a variant of Mei 1, although this spelling occurs more often for the given name than for the surname.Cape May, at the mouth of Delaware Bay, is named after the Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen May.
Female
English
 English name derived from the vocabulary word, DAY means "day." Feminine form of Middle English Daye, meaning "day."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English May, a pet form of Margaret, MAE means "pearl," and Mary, meaning "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, GAY means "happy." Compare with masculine Gay.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of May.
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n.
The period of the earth's revolution on its axis. -- ordinarily divided into twenty-four hours. It is measured by the interval between two successive transits of a celestial body over the same meridian, and takes a specific name from that of the body. Thus, if this is the sun, the day (the interval between two successive transits of the sun's center over the same meridian) is called a solar day; if it is a star, a sidereal day; if it is the moon, a lunar day. See Civil day, Sidereal day, below.
n.
One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal.
n.
Length of space; distance; interval; as, a great way; a long way.
n.
The first day of May (Old Style).
n.
Faith; as, by my fay.
adv.
By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.
n.
The celebrating of May Day.
n.
(Preceded by the) Some day in particular, as some day of contest, some anniversary, etc.
v. i.
To hold or carry the toes (in a certain way).
v. t.
To represent by a map; -- often with out; as, to survey and map, or map out, a county. Hence, figuratively: To represent or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan; as, to map, or map out, a journey; to map out business.
v. t.
To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay; as, to bay the bear.
v. t.
A share of the proceeds or profits of an enterprise; as, when a man ships for a whaling voyage, he agrees for a certain lay.
prep.
On this day; on the present day.
v. t.
To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.
n.
The present day.
a.
Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.
v. i.
To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See Madding.
v. i.
See Thee.
n.
The merrymaking of May Day.
n.
One of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion of the spectrum; as, the red ray; the violet ray. See Illust. under Light.