Ma vs May

Ma

name
  • A common surname from Chinese of East Asian derivation. 

  • A language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 

May

name
  • An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. 

  • The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June. 

  • A surname from Middle English. 

  • An unincorporated community in Brown County, Texas. 

  • A number of townships in the United States, listed under May Township. 

  • A female given name, usually pet name for Mary and Margaret, reinforced by the month and plant meaning. 

  • A former settlement in Amador County, California. 

  • An unincorporated community in Lemhi County, Idaho. 

  • A small town in Harper County, Oklahoma. 

  • An unincorporated community in McDonald County, Missouri. 

How often have the words Ma and May occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )