"Maile" meaning in English

See Maile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Hawaiian Maile, from maile (“maile, a flowering Hawaiian vine”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|Maile}} Hawaiian Maile Head templates: {{en-prop}} Maile
  1. A female given name from Hawaiian.
    Sense id: en-Maile-en-name-UWGPZdrI Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 21 19 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 18 28 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: * From German Maile, from Alemannic dialect maile (“small pasture”), as a name for a small farmer. * A variant of Maul, as a nickname for someone with a prominent mouth. * From a short form of an ancient Germanic given name with māc, māge (“relative kinsman”) as the first element. * A variant of Male. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Maile}} German Maile, {{m-g|small pasture}} “small pasture”, {{m-g|relative kinsman}} “relative kinsman” Head templates: {{en-prop}} Maile
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Maile-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 18 28 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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