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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. Mia80%
  2. Lucas79%
  3. Leo77%
  4. Liam74%
  5. Luke73%
  6. Jackson72%
  7. Skylar71%
  8. Nolan71%
  9. Carson68%
  10. Jaxon68%

Bottom 10

  1. Claire42%
  2. Josiah42%
  3. Arianna42%
  4. Everett42%
  5. Micah42%
  6. Abraham42%
  7. Levi42%
  8. Elias45%
  9. Cora46%
  10. Ariana46%

Love potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Leo53%
  2. Jackson52%
  3. Cooper50%
  4. Sebastian50%
  5. Luke50%
  6. Oliver50%
  7. Mia49%
  8. Lydia48%
  9. Liam47%
  10. Lucas47%

Bottom 10

  1. Josiah42%
  2. Noah42%
  3. Ariana42%
  4. Layla42%
  5. Owen42%
  6. Micah42%
  7. Jaxon42%
  8. Amelia42%
  9. Nora42%
  10. Stella42%

Professional potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Maxwell62%
  2. Abraham55%
  3. Grayson55%
  4. Sebastian55%
  5. Sofia54%
  6. Dominic54%
  7. Nora52%
  8. Avery52%
  9. Everett52%
  10. Claire52%

Bottom 10

  1. Lucas42%
  2. Arianna42%
  3. Damian42%
  4. Colton42%
  5. Mia42%
  6. Luke42%
  7. Lucy42%
  8. Nolan42%
  9. Harper42%
  10. Skylar42%

Crush potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Stella96%
  2. Leo96%
  3. Mia96%
  4. Ariana96%
  5. Lucas90%
  6. Olivia89%
  7. Skylar87%
  8. Charlotte86%
  9. Liam86%
  10. Jackson86%

Bottom 10

  1. Abraham42%
  2. Everett42%
  3. Claire48%
  4. Owen50%
  5. Levi50%
  6. Cora55%
  7. Josiah55%
  8. Micah56%
  9. Arianna59%
  10. Maxwell59%
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