Maite ( MY-tay, Spanish: [ˈmajte], Basque: [majˈte] ; Brazilian Portuguese: Maitê or Maytê [majˈte]), also spelled Mayté, Maytee, Maytte or (in French) Maïté, is a female given name of Iberian origin popular throughout the Hispanic world and Brazil. The name is the Basque word for 'love', though it can also be a nickname for "María Teresa" and "María Esther".
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Maite and variants
Maïté (1938–2024), French TV cooking host
Maite Alberdi (born 1983), Chilean film director, producer, screenwriter and critic
Maité Allamand (1911–1996), Chilean writer and diplomat
Maite Andreu (born 1971), Spanish handball player
Maite Aranburu, Spanish politician
Maite Arruabarrena (born 1964), Spanish mezzo-soprano and psychologist
Maite Axiari (1949–2021) was a French feminist activist
Maïté Brandt-Pearce, American optical engineer
Maite Carranza (born 1958), Spanish writer and educator
Maite Cazorla (born 1997), Spanish basketball player
Maite Conde, professor of Brazilian Studies at the University of Cambridge
Maite Delgado (born 1966), Venezuelan TV host
Maite Delteil (born 1933), French painter
Maite Dono (born 1969), Spanish singer-songwriter, poet, and actress
Maïté Duval (1944–2019), Dutch-French sculptor and drafter
Maite Gabarrús-Alonso (born 1989), Spanish tennis player
Mayte Guzman (born 2006), Bolivian rhythmic gymnast
Maite Hontelé (born 1980), Dutch trumpeter
Maite Idirin (1943– 2024), Spanish singer of Basque origin
Maite Kelly (born 1979), Irish-American singer
Maite Lazkano (1917–2019), Spanish writer
Maite Lizaso (born 1983), Spanish footballer
Maité Machado Palma (born 1998), Luxembourgish footballer
Maite Maiora (born 1980), Spanish sky and trail runner
Maite Martínez Pérez (born 1967), Spanish tennis player
Maïté Mathieu (1928–2021), French feminist activist
Mayte Méndez (1961–2024), Spanish basketball coach
Maïté Nahyr (1947–2012), Belgian actress
Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (born 1963), formerly Maite Mohale, South African politician and former Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Maite Oronoz Rodríguez (born 1976), Puerto Rican judge, current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Maite Oroz (born 1998), Spanish footballer
Maite Orsini (born 1988), Chilean lawyer, politician, and former actress and model
Maite Pagazaurtundúa (born 1965), Spanish politician, activist and writer
Maite Perroni (born 1983), Mexican actress and singer
Maitê Proença (born 1958), Brazilian actress
Maite Ruiz de Austri (born 1959), Spanish writer, screenwriter and director
Maite Schwartz, American actress
Maïté Blanchette Vézina, Canadian politician
Maite Zabala (born 1979), American soccer coach and former player
Maite Zubieta (born 2004), Spanish footballer
Maite Zugarrondo (born 1989), Spanish handballer
Maite Zúñiga (born 1964), Spanish athlete
Rose-Maïté Erkoreka (born 1976), Canadian actress and playwright
Maitee
Maitee Hatsady (born 1998), Laotian footballer
Mayte and variants
Mayte Brito (born 1991 or 1992), Dominican model
Mayte Carol (1941–2024), Mexican actress
Mayte Espinosa, Spanish Paralympic athlete
Mayte Garcia (born 1973), American dancer and former singer, ex-wife of Prince
Mayte Gargallo (born 1969), Spanish racewalker
Mayte Macanás (born 1984), Spanish singer and participant in Operación Triunfo
Mayte Martín (born 1965), Spanish singer
Mayte Martínez (born 1976), Spanish athlete
Mayte Mateos (born 1951), member of Spanish 1970s disco duo Baccara
Mayte Penelas, Spanish historian and philologist
Maytê Piragibe (born 1983), Brazilian actress
Mayte Richardson (1889–1963), American cleric
Mayte Michelle Rodriguez (born 1978), American actress
Mayte Rodríguez (born 1989), Chilean actress and model
Mayte Sánchez (born 1984), Panamanian model
Mayte Vilán (born 1970), Cuban-born actress
Maytee
Maytee Martinez (born 1992), Cuban-American model, designer, and television personality
Maytee Pungpoh (born 1984), Thai footballer