French speaking folks might disagree about the spelling of "maille."

Maille is also known as "Chainmail", "Chain Mail", "Mail" and "Chainmaille". These terms represent ongoing debate over the origin of the word "Maille". Some historians find "chainmail" a redundant term, since "mail" already defines a material made from chain. However, I like to use it occasionally because it is widely recognised. And I preffer the french "maille" which is derived from the Latin "macula" meaning "mesh of a net" as opposed to "mail" in order to avoid any confusion with the modern worlds of electronic and postal mail (however slim that possibility is).