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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. Zola85%
  3. Camdyn83%
  4. Denisse83%
  5. Blaze82%
  6. Ari81%
  7. Ace81%
  8. Theo81%
  9. Kalvin81%
  10. Naya80%

Bottom 10

  1. Ahmed42%
  2. Ford42%
  3. Abdiel42%
  4. Hendrix42%
  5. Melani42%
  6. Emmaline42%
  7. Rivka42%
  8. Malka42%
  9. Lucca42%
  10. Chaim42%

Love potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Denisse71%
  2. Arian65%
  3. Maximo61%
  4. Arlo60%
  5. Elian60%
  6. Jules60%
  7. Niko60%
  8. Aarav60%
  9. Carmelo60%
  10. Raelyn60%

Bottom 10

  1. Holland42%
  2. Alyvia42%
  3. Linnea42%
  4. Octavia42%
  5. Alena42%
  6. Gentry42%
  7. Finnegan42%
  8. Fletcher42%
  9. Aurelia42%
  10. Shmuel42%

Professional potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Nixon63%
  2. Hayes62%
  3. Mohammad62%
  4. Hendrix62%
  5. Mckinley62%
  6. Muhammad62%
  7. Henri62%
  8. Ambrose61%
  9. Yosef61%
  10. Romina60%

Bottom 10

  1. Callen42%
  2. Kolten42%
  3. Maia42%
  4. Cain42%
  5. Charli42%
  6. Rhea42%
  7. Rhys42%
  8. Aspen42%
  9. Jayde42%
  10. Aya42%

Crush potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Cannon96%
  2. Leia96%
  3. Naya96%
  4. Theo96%
  5. Zaiden96%
  6. Rayden96%
  7. Enzo96%
  8. Legend96%
  9. Zola96%
  10. Jaylah96%

Bottom 10

  1. Cain42%
  2. Moshe42%
  3. Haven42%
  4. Lucien42%
  5. Hendrix42%
  6. Antonella42%
  7. Mathias42%
  8. Gideon42%
  9. Alden42%
  10. Bruno42%
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