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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. Demond74%
  2. Scotty72%
  3. Kip72%
  4. Deric71%
  5. Shad71%
  6. Edwardo69%
  7. Antwan69%
  8. Deron67%
  9. Shon67%
  10. Antione66%

Bottom 10

  1. Rico42%
  2. Dion42%
  3. Donny42%
  4. Leopoldo42%
  5. Glendon42%
  6. Abdul42%
  7. Rodrick42%
  8. Hans42%
  9. Danial42%
  10. Darrick42%

Love potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Tad64%
  2. Wilfredo60%
  3. Federico60%
  4. Edwardo55%
  5. Antione53%
  6. Alfonzo53%
  7. Demond52%
  8. Deric52%
  9. Scotty51%
  10. Shon50%

Bottom 10

  1. Danial42%
  2. Darron42%
  3. Reggie42%
  4. Kraig42%
  5. Theron42%
  6. Douglass42%
  7. Erich42%
  8. Chadwick42%
  9. Kristofer42%
  10. Leopoldo42%

Professional potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Chadwick68%
  2. Leopoldo62%
  3. Wilfredo60%
  4. Federico60%
  5. Danial57%
  6. Kareem55%
  7. Kristofer55%
  8. Shelton55%
  9. Daron52%
  10. Scot51%

Bottom 10

  1. Jeromy42%
  2. Jed42%
  3. Demond42%
  4. Bryon42%
  5. Edwardo42%
  6. Shad42%
  7. Dion42%
  8. Brant42%
  9. Donnell42%
  10. Erich42%

Crush potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Rico93%
  2. Scotty92%
  3. Tad91%
  4. Edwardo88%
  5. Deric83%
  6. Kip83%
  7. Demond83%
  8. Donny82%
  9. Antione82%
  10. Reggie81%

Bottom 10

  1. Leopoldo42%
  2. Scot42%
  3. Glendon42%
  4. Abdul42%
  5. Daron42%
  6. Darrick42%
  7. Dion42%
  8. Erich42%
  9. Hans42%
  10. Chadwick47%
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