Baby name
RISING
🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 Mael
/MAH · el/
Meaning
“Prince or chief”
Breton and Old Welsh name meaning prince or chief; deeply rooted in Celtic hagiography, carried by several Breton saints.
Nicknames
none
Vibe
playful
How it ages.
Authentic Celtic origin with staying power; part of the Breton name revival.
The cultural moment.
Rising in France, especially Brittany, since the 2000s; now in the French top 50.