Mae West vs West

Mae West and West both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Mae West	Yes	No	No	No
West	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Mae West and West are synonyms defined as:

Mae West (noun)	West (noun)
an inflatable life jacket	the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
United States film actress (1892-1980)	the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
	English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)
	United States film actress (1892-1980)
	British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)