Baby name
CLASSIC
🇫🇷 🇧🇪 Maëlys
/mah · eh · LEES/
Meaning
“Chief or prince”
Breton feminine name from Celtic roots, possibly connected to the prince Mael meaning chief or prince; the accent and -ys ending mark it as distinctly Breton-French.
Nicknames
mae
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Modern feel with ancient Celtic roots; the accent makes it distinctly French.
The cultural moment.
Exploded in France from 2000 onward; top 10 in France for much of the 2010s.