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Mave

Boy Name day: November 21 In French: Maverick
Mave is a short form of Maverick: on birth records it is written Maverick (37,632 births). History, popularity and famous bearers: on the Maverick page. Also a short form of Mavis, Maeve.
Origin: American English eponym (from the surname Maverick). Meaning: independent nonconformist; unbranded one.
From the surname of Texan Samuel Maverick, whose unbranded cattle led cowboys to call any unbranded stray a 'maverick,' a word that then came to mean a free-thinking individualist.

Name day for Mave

November 21

Why this day? Mave is a short form of Maverick, and shares its name day.

Mave is celebrated in the United States on November 21.

The story of the name Mave

Mave is a short form of Maverick. It keeps its origin (American English eponym (from the surname Maverick)) and meaning — independent nonconformist; unbranded one, and shares its name day, November 21.

On birth records, Mave is rarely written as such: the Maves are Mavericks (37,632 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Maverick page. Mave is also a short form of Mavis, Maeve.

Frequently asked questions about Mave

What does Mave mean?

Mave is a short form of Maverick, which means independent nonconformist; unbranded one.

When is Mave's name day?

November 21, together with Maverick: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Mave a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Maverick.

Mave's profile

Energy 9/10
Humor 7/10
Independence 10/10
Sensitivity 3/10
Ambition 8/10
Stability 3/10
Whimsy 8/10
Diplomacy 3/10
Loyalty 6/10
Need for attention 7/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

Gender B-GB-BAll
Generation SilentBoomersXYZAlphaAll
Popularity CommonFrequentUncommonRareAll

Friendship potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Shelby81%
  2. Gina81%
  3. Georgia81%
  4. Nina80%
  5. Mia80%
  6. Savannah79%
  7. Emma79%
  8. Zoey78%
  9. Mae77%
  10. Dora77%

Bottom 10

  1. Maria42%
  2. Janice42%
  3. Connie42%
  4. Joanne42%
  5. Teresa42%
  6. Jane42%
  7. Renee42%
  8. Lorraine42%
  9. Annette42%
  10. Dolores42%

Love potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Georgia58%
  2. Penny56%
  3. Sheila55%
  4. Stacey55%
  5. Suzanne53%
  6. Sue53%
  7. Susan53%
  8. Samantha52%
  9. Rhonda52%
  10. Nina52%

Bottom 10

  1. Mabel42%
  2. Joy42%
  3. Andrea42%
  4. Kathleen42%
  5. Anna42%
  6. Cathy42%
  7. Diane42%
  8. Katrina42%
  9. Abigail42%
  10. Katie42%

Professional potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Constance63%
  2. Connie63%
  3. Kristina60%
  4. Bernice60%
  5. Beth59%
  6. Bessie59%
  7. Eleanor59%
  8. Elizabeth59%
  9. Monica57%
  10. Katelyn55%

Bottom 10

  1. Katie42%
  2. Theresa42%
  3. Amy42%
  4. Phyllis42%
  5. Natalie42%
  6. Madeline42%
  7. Brittany42%
  8. Lucy42%
  9. Andrea42%
  10. Glenda42%

Crush potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Stella96%
  2. Hailey96%
  3. Kylie96%
  4. Maggie96%
  5. Zoey96%
  6. Tina96%
  7. Nina96%
  8. Melissa96%
  9. Gina96%
  10. Marilyn96%

Bottom 10

  1. Ann42%
  2. Norma42%
  3. Annie42%
  4. Ruth42%
  5. Tonya42%
  6. Constance42%
  7. Anne42%
  8. Hannah42%
  9. Theresa42%
  10. Myrtle42%
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