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Mayme
Mayme is an American feminine given name, possibly a 19th-century alternative spelling of Mamie, itself a diminutive of Mary, first recorded in 1880 and peaking in 1915.
Maynard Jackson
Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. (1938–2003), American labor-relations lawyer and Democratic politician, first African American mayor of Atlanta and of any major southern city; three terms (1974–1982, 1990–1994), minority-contracting program, Hartsfield-Jackson airport and 1996 Olympics; distinct from Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Maynard James Keenan
Maynard James Keenan (born 1964) is an American singer, frontman of Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer, and owner of Caduceus Cellars winery in Jerome, Arizona; also a former Army attendee of West Point and Grammy-winning artist.
Maynard Pennell
Maynard Pennell (1910–1994) was an American aeronautical engineer and Boeing executive who helped develop the B-29, B-52, 707, and 727, and managed Boeing's supersonic transport program in the 1960s.
Maynard V. Olson
Maynard V. Olson is a University of Washington geneticist and Human Genome Project founder who developed YAC cloning and STS mapping, winning the 2007 Gruber Genetics Prize.
Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag
Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag (Manila in the Claws of Light) is Lino Brocka's 1975 Filipino drama, adapted from Edgardo Reyes's novel, about Julio Madiaga searching Manila for Ligaya Paraiso; it swept the 1976 FAMAS Awards and was restored in 2013.
Maynooth
Maynooth (Maigh Nuad, from Mag Nuadat) is a university town in north County Kildare, Ireland, near Dublin. FitzGerald castle from the 1170s, St Patrick's College founded 1795, Maynooth University, Census 2022 population 17,259.
Mayo Chiki!
Mayo Chiki! (まよチキ!), full title Mayoeru Shitsuji to Chikin na Ore to, is a 12-volume MF Bunko J light novel series by Hajime Asano about a gynophobic boy who discovers his butler classmate is a girl; adapted to manga and a 2011 feel. anime.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic, also called the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, is a nonprofit academic medical center in Rochester, Minnesota, with Arizona and Florida campuses, founded in 1864 by William Worrall Mayo, serving 1.3 million patients yearly.
Mayo College
Mayo College, Ajmer, the "Eton of the East", is an all-boys CBSE and Cambridge boarding school founded in 1875 by the 6th Earl of Mayo for Rajputana's princes, on a 187-acre Indo-Saracenic campus.
Mayo FC
Mayo FC, also styled Mayo, is an Irish soccer club in Castlebar formed by the Mayo Football League; a founding member of the FAI National League, it debuted 29 August 2026 beating St Francis 1-0 at Umbro Park.
Mayo GAA
Mayo GAA (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Mhaigh Eo) is the County Mayo board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Its footballers won All-Irelands in 1936, 1950, 1951, and 2026, ending a 75-year wait by beating Kerry 1-20 to 1-17.
Mayo Methot
Mayo Methot (Mayo Jane Methot, 1904–1951), American stage and film actress nicknamed Sluggy, known for hard-boiled 1930s Warner Bros. roles and as Humphrey Bogart's third wife (1938–1945), the 'Battling Bogarts.'
Mayo-Kebbi Est Region
Mayo-Kebbi Est (Région du Mayo-Kebbi Est) is a region of Chad, capital Bongor, created in 2002. Population 774,782 (2009 census), about 1.41 million projected for 2026; named after the Mayo Kébi river, the only link between the Chad and Niger basins.
Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region
Mayo-Kebbi Ouest is a region of southwestern Chad with capital Pala, bordering Cameroon, named for the Mayo Kébbi river, with Lakes Léré and Tréné, five departments, and farming, fishing, and gold mining economies.
Mayo-Tsanaga
Mayo-Tsanaga, a department of Cameroon's Far North Region with capital Mokolo, created by 1981 decree from Margui-Wandala; seven communes in the Mandara Mountains, affected by the Boko Haram crisis.
Mayombe
Mayombe is a 1980 novel by Angolan writer Pepetela that depicts MPLA guerrillas fighting the Portuguese colonial army in the Mayombe forest of Cabinda during Angola's war of independence.
Mayon
Mayon (Bulkang Mayon), also called Mount Mayon, is the Philippines' most active volcano, a 2,462-meter stratovolcano on Luzon known for its near-perfect symmetrical cone, with eruptions recorded since 1616.
Mayonaka Punch
Mayonaka Punch (真夜中ぱんチ, Midnight Punch) is a 2024 original P.A. Works anime directed by Shū Honma, about fired NewTuber Masaki and vampire Live chasing 1 million subscribers; 12 episodes, streamed on Crunchyroll and Prime Video.
Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise, or mahonesa, is an oil-in-water emulsion sauce of vegetable oil, egg yolk, and vinegar, standardized at 65%+ oil in the US, named after Mahón, Menorca, and commercialized from 1912 by Hellmann's.
Mayor
Mayor: chief municipal official, directly elected or council-chosen. Strong mayors hold executive power, vetoes, and appointments; weak mayors share power with the council or serve ceremonially under council-manager government.
Mayor Max III
Mayor Max III (Maximus Mighty-Dog Mueller III), born 2022, is the third Golden Retriever to serve as honorary mayor of unincorporated Idyllwild, California, in office since December 10, 2022, with Vice Mayor Meadow and Deputy Co-Mayor Mitzi.
Mayor of Boston
The Mayor of Boston is the chief executive officer of the City of Boston, Massachusetts, dating to 1822 and held by Michelle Wu since November 2021.
Mayor of Chicago
Mayor of Chicago: chief executive of Chicago, Illinois, directing departments, appointing officials with City Council consent, presiding over the council; elected nonpartisan with runoff since 1999, four-year term since 1907, no recall mechanism, next election February 23, 2027.
Mayor of Dallas
Mayor of Dallas: presiding officer and official head of Dallas city government under a council-manager charter, currently Eric L. Johnson, the 60th mayor, elected 2019, re-elected 2023; one of 15 council votes, with a city manager holding administrative power.
Mayor of Dasmariñas
Mayor of Dasmariñas: chief executive of Dasmariñas City, Cavite, Philippines, created by RA 9723. Current mayor Elpidio A. Barzaga III (2026), succeeding Jennifer Austria-Barzaga (2019–2026).
Mayor of Davao City
Mayor of Davao City: local chief executive of Davao City, Philippines, under RA 7160 and the 1965 city charter. Currently Sebastian Duterte; Rodrigo Duterte won the 2025 race while ICC-detained, with powers delegated by EO 12.
Mayor of Kingstown
Mayor of Kingstown is a Paramount+ crime drama co-created by Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon, starring Jeremy Renner as power broker Mike McLusky in a Michigan prison town; it ran from November 14, 2021 and ends with an eight-episode fifth season premiering January 15, 2027.
Mayor of London
Mayor of London: directly elected executive head of the Greater London Authority since 2000, created by the GLA Act 1999. Holders: Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson, and Sadiq Khan since 2016; powers over transport, policing, planning.
Mayor of Los Angeles
Mayor of Los Angeles: citywide-elected chief executive of Los Angeles, serving four-year terms with a two-term limit; Karen Bass is the 43rd mayor, in office since December 12, 2022, with veto, budget, appointment, and emergency-management powers under the City Charter.