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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. Dash88%
  2. Maverick88%
  3. Enzo88%
  4. Roan88%
  5. Zola85%
  6. Jaxxon85%
  7. Camdyn83%
  8. Kinsley83%
  9. Denisse83%
  10. Blaze82%

Bottom 10

  1. Ahmed42%
  2. Ford42%
  3. Ellianna42%
  4. Abdiel42%
  5. Hendrix42%
  6. Honor42%
  7. Kohen42%
  8. Melani42%
  9. Emmaline42%
  10. Cruz42%

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. Moses42%
  2. Holland42%
  3. Alyvia42%
  4. Linnea42%
  5. Octavia42%
  6. Harlen42%
  7. Josias42%
  8. Noelle42%
  9. Eve42%
  10. Alena42%

Professional potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Dhruv69%
  2. Mayer67%
  3. Lincoln66%
  4. Adelaide65%
  5. Abdulrahman64%
  6. Rosalynn64%
  7. Melania64%
  8. Temperance63%
  9. Mendel63%
  10. Nixon63%

Bottom 10

  1. Kensington42%
  2. Callen42%
  3. Amir42%
  4. Gianna42%
  5. Alianna42%
  6. Ander42%
  7. Jet42%
  8. Kenzi42%
  9. Alistair42%
  10. Odette42%

Crush potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Fiona96%
  2. Cannon96%
  3. Leia96%
  4. Maylee96%
  5. Naya96%
  6. Rowdy96%
  7. Theo96%
  8. Zaiden96%
  9. Rayden96%
  10. Enzo96%

Bottom 10

  1. Moses42%
  2. Cain42%
  3. Moshe42%
  4. Haven42%
  5. Lucien42%
  6. Johannes42%
  7. Hendrix42%
  8. Salman42%
  9. Antonella42%
  10. Hadi42%
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