Obviously the distress call for vessels in serious trouble at sea. It was formally accepted in 1948 at an international telecommunications conference. The origins of mayday are complicated at best but the word itself comes from the anglicizing of the French “m’aidez,” (help me).
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We named one of our family dogs Mayday. She was a sweet but mischievious dog.