Mae is an English feminine given name. It is a variant of May. The meaning of May, is Fifth Month. Mae may refer to: In music: Mae Moore, Canadian singer-songwriter Vanessa-Mae, internationally known classical and pop musician Anna Mae Bullock/Tina Turner, American singer titled as "the Queen of Rock and Roll" In acting: Mae Busch, Australian actress Mae Questel, American actress Mae West, American actress Mae Whitman, American actress In other fields: Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to travel to space Mae ji, Buddhist laywoman in Thailand occupying a position somewhere between that of an ordinary lay follower and an ordained monk Mae Schunk, the 45th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota