Mayo

See also: mayo and mayó

English

Etymology 1

Derived from Irish Maigh Eo

• (surname): Possibly instead derived from Old French, “Maiheu” from Hebrew, “Matthew” This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪəʊ/

Proper noun

Mayo

1. A county of Ireland.
2. A village in County Mayo, Ireland.
3. A townland in County Down, Northern Ireland.
4. A municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
5. A village in Yukon, Canada.
6. A town, the county seat of Lafayette County, Florida, United States.
7. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States.
8. A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.
9. A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.
10. A surname.

Derived terms

• (county in Ireland): Mayoman, Mayowoman
• Mayo scissors

Translations

county of Ireland

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 梅奧郡／梅奥郡 (Méiào Jùn)

• Irish: Maigh Eo, Contae Mhaigh Eo m
• Macedonian: Ме́јо m (Méjo)
• Manx: May Eo f
• Russian: Мэ́йо m (Mɛ́jo)

Etymology 2

Named after the Mayo River, whose name in Mayo means "people of the riverbank."

Noun

Mayo

1. A people indigenous to Mexico, living mainly in the northern states of Sonora and Sinaloa.

Synonyms

• Yoreme

Proper noun

Mayo

1. An Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Mono people of northern Mexico.

References

• Who Are the Mayos?". Arizona State Museum. University of Arizona.

Further reading

• Mayo language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mayo people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Mayo

1. A town in southwest Ivory Coast.

Anagrams

• Amoy, Moya, moya

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ma‧yo
• IPA^(key): /ˈmajo/ [ˈma.jo]

Proper noun

Mayo

1. May

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) Enero, Pebrero, Marso, Abril, Mayo, Hunyo, Hulyo, Agosto, Septiyembre, Oktubre, Nobyembre, Disyembre ^{(Category: bcl:Months)}

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• May. — abbreviation

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmajo/ [ˈma.jo]
• Hyphenation: Ma‧yo

Proper noun

Mayo

1. May

Verb

Mayo

1. to do something in May
2. to write May in something

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Mayo.

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) mga bulan sa kalendaryong Gregoryano; Enero, Pebrero, Marso, Abril, Mayo, Hunyo, Hulyo, Agosto, Septiyembre, Oktubre, Nobyembre, Disyembre ^{(Category: ceb:Months)}

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish mayo.

Proper noun

Mayo

1. May

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) mes del calendario Gregoriano; Enero, Febrero, Marzo, Abril, Mayo, Junio, Julio, Agosto, Septiembre/Setiembre, Octubre, Noviembre, Diciembre ^{(Category: cbk:Months)}

French

Etymology

The municipality is named after County Mayo in Ireland (derived from Irish via English).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.jo/
• Hyphenation: Ma‧yo
• Rhymes: -o

Proper noun

Mayo m

1. A municipality of Papineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms

• Mayolois, Mayoloise

German

Alternative forms

• Majo

Etymology

Shortened from Mayonnaise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːjo/

• Audio:

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Noun

Mayo f (genitive Mayo, plural Mayos)

1. (colloquial) mayonnaise

Declension

Declension of Mayo [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Mayo	die	Mayos
genitive	einer	der	Mayo	der	Mayos
dative	einer	der	Mayo	den	Mayos
accusative	eine	die	Mayo	die	Mayos

Further reading

• “Mayo” in Duden online
• “Mayo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

Proper noun

Mayo

1. May

   Synonym: (obsolete) Himabuyan

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) mga bulan sang kalendaryong Gregoryano; Enero, Pebrero, Marso, Abril, Mayo, Hunyo, Hulyo, Agosto, Setyembre, Oktubre, Nobyembre, Disyembre ^{(Category: hil:Months)}

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmajo/ [ˈmɐ.jo]
• Hyphenation: Ma‧yo

Proper noun

Mayo

1. May

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) bulan ti kalendario a Gregoriano; Enero, Pebrero, Marso, Abril, Mayo, Hunio, Hulio, Agosto, Setiembre, Oktubre, Nobiembre, Disiembre ^{(Category: ilo:Months)}

Karao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

Proper noun

Mayo

1. May

Maranao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

Proper noun

Mayo

1. May

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) bolan o bilangan a Gregoriano; Iniro, Pibriro, Marso, Abril, Mayo, Honiyo, Holiyo, Agosto, Siptimbri, Oktobri, Nobimbri, Disimbri ^{(Category: mrw:Months)}

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

Proper noun

Mayo

1. May

See also

• (month): Previous: Abril; Next: Hunyo

Portuguese

Noun

Mayo m (plural Mayos)

1. Obsolete spelling of maio.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• May. — abbreviation

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mayo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmajo/ [ˈmaː.jo]
• Rhymes: -ajo
• Syllabification: Ma‧yo

Proper noun

Mayo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌᜓ)

1. May

Related terms

• Flores de Mayo

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) buwan ng kalendaryong Gregoryano; Enero, Pebrero, Marso, Abril, Mayo, Hunyo, Hulyo, Agosto, Setyembre, Oktubre, Nobyembre, Disyembre ^{(Category: tl:Gregorian calendar months)}

Anagrams

• maoy, Amoy, amoy, yamo