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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. Dash88%
  2. Roan88%
  3. Jaxxon85%
  4. Rush82%
  5. Jaxx81%
  6. Jacari81%
  7. Jacen79%
  8. Kolt79%
  9. Kaison79%
  10. Wilder78%

Bottom 10

  1. Kohen42%
  2. Eder42%
  3. Ledger42%
  4. Aryeh42%
  5. Anakin42%
  6. Corban42%
  7. Castiel42%
  8. Dovid42%
  9. Dov42%
  10. Koa42%

Love potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Axton60%
  2. Jaxxon60%
  3. Thor60%
  4. Koda60%
  5. Kenzo59%
  6. Archibald58%
  7. Baxter56%
  8. Gatlin56%
  9. Rowdy55%
  10. Jacen54%

Bottom 10

  1. Harlen42%
  2. Josias42%
  3. Kairo42%
  4. Macon42%
  5. Malakhi42%
  6. Umar42%
  7. Mikhail42%
  8. Alston42%
  9. Abdulrahman42%
  10. Hampton42%

Professional potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Dhruv69%
  2. Mayer67%
  3. Abdulrahman64%
  4. Mendel63%
  5. Leopold62%
  6. Damir62%
  7. Calum62%
  8. Dietrich60%
  9. Nile60%
  10. Hampton60%

Bottom 10

  1. Ander42%
  2. Jet42%
  3. Alistair42%
  4. Greysen42%
  5. Huxley42%
  6. Truett42%
  7. Thane42%
  8. Eliyahu42%
  9. Kain42%
  10. Aryeh42%

Crush potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Rowdy96%
  2. Dash96%
  3. Wilder96%
  4. Jaxxon96%
  5. Roan96%
  6. Neymar96%
  7. Jacari96%
  8. Gianluca95%
  9. Juelz95%
  10. Brixton93%

Bottom 10

  1. Johannes42%
  2. Salman42%
  3. Hadi42%
  4. Bjorn42%
  5. Osman42%
  6. Hussein42%
  7. Mendel42%
  8. Yaseen42%
  9. Sven42%
  10. Ledger42%
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