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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. Georgia81%
  2. Wanda76%
  3. Carmen74%
  4. Carla74%
  5. Dean74%
  6. Joy74%
  7. Randy73%
  8. Jimmy73%
  9. Kim72%
  10. Tommy72%

Bottom 10

  1. Patrick42%
  2. Phillip42%
  3. Joseph42%
  4. Maria42%
  5. Darlene42%
  6. Peter42%
  7. Keith42%
  8. Robert42%
  9. Jacqueline42%
  10. Reginald42%

Love potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Georgia58%
  2. Penny56%
  3. Curtis55%
  4. Sheila55%
  5. James54%
  6. Lonnie53%
  7. Susan53%
  8. Allan53%
  9. Sue53%
  10. Suzanne53%

Bottom 10

  1. Kathy42%
  2. Catherine42%
  3. Johnny42%
  4. Peter42%
  5. Patrick42%
  6. Theresa42%
  7. Richard42%
  8. Carl42%
  9. Annette42%
  10. Elaine42%

Professional potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Connie63%
  2. Constance63%
  3. Phillip60%
  4. Philip60%
  5. Beth59%
  6. Marshall57%
  7. Peter55%
  8. Catherine55%
  9. Kathryn55%
  10. Lawrence55%

Bottom 10

  1. Vicki42%
  2. Jon42%
  3. Charlene42%
  4. Tommy42%
  5. Stanley42%
  6. Regina42%
  7. Ronald42%
  8. Curtis42%
  9. Cathy42%
  10. Dennis42%

Crush potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Marilyn96%
  2. Georgia96%
  3. Tony96%
  4. Cindy96%
  5. Johnny96%
  6. Carmen96%
  7. Tommy92%
  8. Sheila91%
  9. Joy90%
  10. Melody90%

Bottom 10

  1. Don42%
  2. Peter42%
  3. Anne42%
  4. Bob42%
  5. Terri42%
  6. Teresa42%
  7. Constance42%
  8. Connie42%
  9. Roberta42%
  10. Philip42%
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