Maite (given name)

Maite (/ˈmaɪteɪ/ MY-tay, Spanish: [ˈmajte], Basque: [majˈte]; Brazilian Portuguese: Maitê or Maytê [majˈte]) 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".

• 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 Hatsady (born 1998), Laotian footballer

• 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 Martinez (born 1992), Cuban-American model, designer, and television personality
• Maytee Pungpoh (born 1984), Thai footballer