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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. Olivia67%
  3. Sadie67%
  4. Lydia66%
  5. Cecilia65%
  6. Harper65%
  7. Lucy64%
  8. Charlotte64%
  9. Sofia60%
  10. Naomi59%

Bottom 10

  1. Claire42%
  2. Arianna42%
  3. Cora46%
  4. Ariana46%
  5. Nora47%
  6. Stella50%
  7. Amelia52%
  8. Layla56%
  9. Violet56%
  10. Naomi59%

Love potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Mia49%
  2. Lydia48%
  3. Olivia46%
  4. Lucy45%
  5. Sofia44%
  6. Sadie43%
  7. Ariana42%
  8. Layla42%
  9. Amelia42%
  10. Nora42%

Bottom 10

  1. Ariana42%
  2. Layla42%
  3. Amelia42%
  4. Nora42%
  5. Stella42%
  6. Audrey42%
  7. Violet42%
  8. Charlotte42%
  9. Cora42%
  10. Claire42%

Professional potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Sofia54%
  2. Nora52%
  3. Claire52%
  4. Amelia50%
  5. Ariana49%
  6. Olivia47%
  7. Lydia47%
  8. Sadie47%
  9. Cecilia44%
  10. Naomi43%

Bottom 10

  1. Arianna42%
  2. Mia42%
  3. Lucy42%
  4. Harper42%
  5. Violet42%
  6. Layla42%
  7. Audrey42%
  8. Cora42%
  9. Charlotte42%
  10. Stella42%

Crush potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Stella96%
  2. Mia96%
  3. Ariana96%
  4. Olivia89%
  5. Charlotte86%
  6. Sadie85%
  7. Layla83%
  8. Naomi82%
  9. Lydia82%
  10. Lucy80%

Bottom 10

  1. Claire48%
  2. Cora55%
  3. Arianna59%
  4. Nora61%
  5. Amelia67%
  6. Violet73%
  7. Audrey74%
  8. Sofia77%
  9. Harper77%
  10. Lucy80%
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