# Maite (given name)

Maite (/ˈmaɪteɪ/ MY-tay, Spanish:, Basque:; Brazilian Portuguese: Maitê or Maytê) 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
* 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