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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. Cayden85%
  2. Jayson79%
  3. Quentin76%
  4. Brody74%
  5. Hugo73%
  6. Esteban73%
  7. Ty73%
  8. Zackary73%
  9. Brenden73%
  10. Trey73%

Bottom 10

  1. Tomas42%
  2. Jonas42%
  3. Issac42%
  4. Kaleb42%
  5. Israel42%
  6. Romeo42%
  7. Moises42%
  8. Anderson42%
  9. Malachi42%
  10. Isiah42%

Love potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Rocco62%
  2. Marco59%
  3. Armando57%
  4. Arturo55%
  5. Zackary54%
  6. Jakob54%
  7. Marcos54%
  8. Joaquin53%
  9. Conner53%
  10. Cayden53%

Bottom 10

  1. Dawson42%
  2. Josue42%
  3. Emmanuel42%
  4. Emanuel42%
  5. Ismael42%
  6. Brennan42%
  7. Noe42%
  8. Saul42%
  9. Jonas42%
  10. Dante42%

Professional potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Emanuel59%
  2. Emmanuel57%
  3. Ramiro57%
  4. Leland56%
  5. Nikolas54%
  6. Tomas53%
  7. Josue52%
  8. Erick52%
  9. Trenton51%
  10. Rodrigo50%

Bottom 10

  1. Romeo42%
  2. Landen42%
  3. Conner42%
  4. Caden42%
  5. Isiah42%
  6. Jakob42%
  7. Tyson42%
  8. Keaton42%
  9. Braden42%
  10. Enrique42%

Crush potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Cayden96%
  2. Romeo96%
  3. Angelo93%
  4. Jayson92%
  5. Esteban92%
  6. Zackary91%
  7. Pablo90%
  8. Arturo89%
  9. Hugo88%
  10. Giovanni88%

Bottom 10

  1. Cristian42%
  2. Tomas42%
  3. Anderson42%
  4. Moises42%
  5. Issac43%
  6. Emanuel46%
  7. Erick47%
  8. Isiah48%
  9. Malachi51%
  10. Jonas51%
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