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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. Jayden81%
  2. Max80%
  3. Nathan78%
  4. Aidan75%
  5. Ricardo73%
  6. Diego73%
  7. Aiden72%
  8. Fernando72%
  9. Elijah70%
  10. Alejandro69%

Bottom 10

  1. Isaac42%
  2. Juan42%
  3. Ivan42%
  4. Jacob42%
  5. Jesus42%
  6. Hector42%
  7. Jose42%
  8. Gavin42%
  9. Spencer46%
  10. Gabriel46%

Love potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Max57%
  2. Ricardo56%
  3. Aidan54%
  4. Oscar54%
  5. Jake54%
  6. Carlos53%
  7. Nathan51%
  8. Jayden51%
  9. Gavin51%
  10. Brady51%

Bottom 10

  1. Juan42%
  2. Clayton42%
  3. Caleb42%
  4. Ian42%
  5. Cole42%
  6. Jacob42%
  7. Ivan42%
  8. Isaiah42%
  9. Adrian42%
  10. Logan42%

Professional potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Spencer60%
  2. Adrian55%
  3. Hector53%
  4. Mason53%
  5. Juan53%
  6. Eduardo52%
  7. Alejandro51%
  8. Landon50%
  9. Gabriel50%
  10. Ethan50%

Bottom 10

  1. Nathan42%
  2. Logan42%
  3. Dylan42%
  4. Carlos42%
  5. Diego42%
  6. Xavier42%
  7. Jorge42%
  8. Garrett42%
  9. Colin42%
  10. Andy42%

Crush potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Jayden96%
  2. Ricardo95%
  3. Diego94%
  4. Max94%
  5. Aidan91%
  6. Nathan91%
  7. Fernando90%
  8. Aiden86%
  9. Carlos85%
  10. Dylan85%

Bottom 10

  1. Jose42%
  2. Ivan42%
  3. Juan42%
  4. Hector42%
  5. Isaac43%
  6. Clayton45%
  7. Grant48%
  8. Spencer49%
  9. Jacob50%
  10. Preston51%
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