'''Maite''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|aɪ|t|eɪ}} {{respell|MY|tay}}, {{IPA|es|ˈmajte|lang}}, {{IPA|eu|majˈte|lang}}; {{langx|pt-BR|Maitê}} or {{lang|pt-BR|Maytê}} {{IPA|pt-BR|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".
== People == === 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 70s 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
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Category:Feminine given names Category:Basque feminine given names