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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. Enzo88%
  2. Blaze82%
  3. Ace81%
  4. Jarod81%
  5. Kalvin81%
  6. Davian81%
  7. Braydon81%
  8. Tyron79%
  9. Tyrese78%
  10. Kyson78%

Bottom 10

  1. Orin42%
  2. Earle42%
  3. Ahmed42%
  4. Elden42%
  5. Ford42%
  6. Abdiel42%
  7. Ward42%
  8. Hendrix42%
  9. Rico42%
  10. Hershel42%

Love potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Jovani64%
  2. Tad64%
  3. Wilber64%
  4. Tyrese63%
  5. Maximo61%
  6. Burt61%
  7. Arlo60%
  8. Elian60%
  9. Genaro60%
  10. Gonzalo60%

Bottom 10

  1. Keven42%
  2. Derrell42%
  3. Finnegan42%
  4. Fletcher42%
  5. Shmuel42%
  6. Sanford42%
  7. Emmet42%
  8. Denton42%
  9. Lazaro42%
  10. Zain42%

Professional potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Toney69%
  2. Chadwick68%
  3. Dereck64%
  4. Lyndon64%
  5. Warner63%
  6. Nixon63%
  7. Broderick62%
  8. Meyer62%
  9. Leopoldo62%
  10. Hayes62%

Bottom 10

  1. Callen42%
  2. Devonte42%
  3. Kolten42%
  4. Jaydon42%
  5. Raheem42%
  6. Cain42%
  7. Giovani42%
  8. Dejuan42%
  9. Jeromy42%
  10. Daquan42%

Crush potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Cannon96%
  2. Zaiden96%
  3. Rayden96%
  4. Enzo96%
  5. Legend96%
  6. Prince96%
  7. Blaze96%
  8. Elvis96%
  9. Javion96%
  10. Valentino96%

Bottom 10

  1. Delmer42%
  2. Leopoldo42%
  3. Scot42%
  4. Milford42%
  5. Glendon42%
  6. Andreas42%
  7. Stone42%
  8. Cain42%
  9. Moshe42%
  10. Denny42%
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