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Mav

Boy Name day: November 21 In French: Maverick
Mav 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.
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 Mav

November 21

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

Mav is celebrated in France on August 15; the United States on November 21.

The story of the name Mav

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

Frequently asked questions about Mav

What does Mav mean?

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

When is Mav's name day?

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

Is Mav 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.

Mav'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 Mav

Top 10

  1. Lucas79%
  2. Leo77%
  3. Liam74%
  4. Luke73%
  5. Jackson72%
  6. Nolan71%
  7. Carson68%
  8. Jaxon68%
  9. Colton67%
  10. Cooper67%

Bottom 10

  1. Josiah42%
  2. Everett42%
  3. Abraham42%
  4. Levi42%
  5. Elias45%
  6. Owen50%
  7. Noah53%
  8. Maxwell53%
  9. Theodore54%
  10. Dominic56%

Love potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Leo53%
  2. Jackson52%
  3. Cooper50%
  4. Sebastian50%
  5. Luke50%
  6. Oliver50%
  7. Liam47%
  8. Lucas47%
  9. Julian47%
  10. Theodore44%

Bottom 10

  1. Josiah42%
  2. Noah42%
  3. Owen42%
  4. Jaxon42%
  5. Maxwell42%
  6. Carter42%
  7. Grayson42%
  8. Elias42%
  9. Carson42%
  10. Dominic42%

Professional potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Maxwell62%
  2. Abraham55%
  3. Grayson55%
  4. Sebastian55%
  5. Dominic54%
  6. Everett52%
  7. Josiah52%
  8. Elias49%
  9. Theodore49%
  10. Oliver47%

Bottom 10

  1. Lucas42%
  2. Damian42%
  3. Colton42%
  4. Luke42%
  5. Nolan42%
  6. Jackson42%
  7. Leo42%
  8. Wyatt42%
  9. Cooper42%
  10. Levi42%

Crush potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Leo96%
  2. Lucas90%
  3. Liam86%
  4. Jackson86%
  5. Luke86%
  6. Jaxon81%
  7. Cooper81%
  8. Nolan78%
  9. Miles78%
  10. Julian77%

Bottom 10

  1. Abraham42%
  2. Everett42%
  3. Owen50%
  4. Levi50%
  5. Josiah55%
  6. Maxwell59%
  7. Elias61%
  8. Dominic61%
  9. Wyatt62%
  10. Theodore65%
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