Errrrrrrrrrrrrrr.... Its a month, isnt it? And a girls name for people
that hasn't learned to spell Mai the way it should be. Take a look in 
Websters, will you? (Operates every now and then. Honestly!!!)<P>              
Websters is right here: You <A
HREF="http://www.m-w.com/"> MAY </A> want to just
point at the word and do your clicking from there. Time will tell.
<HR>
If you don't get through, here's what you'd find anyways: <DD>

1may \(')maE\  past might \(')muEt\; pres sing & pl may
[ME (1st & 3d sing. pres. indic.), fr. OE maeg; akin to OHG mag (1st &
     3d sing. pres. indic.) have power, am able (infin. magan), Gk meEchos
     means, expedient]
(bef. 12c)<DD>
1a: archaic: have the ability to <DD>
1b: have permission to <you may go now > :be free to <a rug on
    which children may sprawl --C. E. Silberman>  -- used nearly
    interchangeably with can<DD>
1c: used to indicate possibility or probability <you may be right>
    <things you may need>; sometimes used interchangeably with can
    tat I may not weep> or contingency <he'll do his duty come what
    may> or concession <he may be slow but he is thorough> or choice
    <the angler may catch them with a dip net, or he may cast a
    large, bare treble hook --Nelson Bryant><DD>
4: SHALL, MUST -- used in law where the sense, purpose, or policy requires
   this interpretation

usage see CAN <P>

2may \'maE\
[ME, fr. OE mae-g kinsman, kinswoman, maiden]
archaic :MAIDEN <P>
May \'maE\<DD>
[ME, fr. OF & L; OF mai, fr. L Maius, fr. Maia, Roman goddess]<DD>
1: the 5th month of the Gregorian calendar<DD>
2 often not cap: the early vigorous blooming part of human life: PRIME <DD>
3: the festivities of May Day<DD>
4 not cap <DD>
a: green or flowering branches used for May Day decorations <DD>
4b: a plant that yields may: as <DD>
4b (1): HAWTHORN<DD>
4b (2): a spring-flowering spirea<DD> 
May \'maE\ <DD>