My

See also: Appendix:Variations of "my"

English

Noun

My

1. megayear

Synonyms

• Myr

Noun

My

1. (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of May.

Pronoun

My

1. Alternative letter-case form of my often used when speaking as God or another important figure who is understood from context.

German

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -yː

Noun

My n (strong, genitive Mys or My, plural Mys)

1. mu (Greek letter)

Declension

Declension of My [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	My	die	Mys
genitive	eines	des	Mys, My	der	Mys
dative	einem	dem	My	den	Mys
accusative	ein	das	My	die	Mys

Further reading

• “My” in Duden online

Italian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

My m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025

Swedish

Etymology

Coined by Finnish author Tove Jansson in 1950, via the character Little My in the Moomin books, named for my (“mu, the Greek letter μ”), because she was the smallest thing that there is.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

My c (genitive Mys)

1. a female given name popular in Sweden since the 1980s

Statistics

• According to 2023 civil registry, the given name My belong to 11001 individuals in Sweden.

Vietnamese

Proper noun

My

1. Alternative spelling of Mi