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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. Mae77%
  2. Zetta77%
  3. Dora77%
  4. Tennie75%
  5. Vita75%
  6. Vella75%
  7. May74%
  8. Carmella74%
  9. Ruby74%
  10. Freeda72%

Bottom 10

  1. Ethelyn42%
  2. Berneice42%
  3. Verlie42%
  4. Bernardine42%
  5. Earlean42%
  6. Albertha42%
  7. Dolly42%
  8. Reatha42%
  9. Agnes42%
  10. Bettie42%

Love potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Santa60%
  2. Josefa60%
  3. Amparo60%
  4. Berta60%
  5. Zita60%
  6. Manuela60%
  7. Petra60%
  8. Hedy56%
  9. Vita54%
  10. Ruthann53%

Bottom 10

  1. Floretta42%
  2. Freeda42%
  3. Helen42%
  4. Delphia42%
  5. Flossie42%
  6. Carolee42%
  7. Joline42%
  8. Dorotha42%
  9. Golda42%
  10. Estelle42%

Professional potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Roma69%
  2. Catharine68%
  3. Ima67%
  4. Addie65%
  5. Ruthann62%
  6. Augustina61%
  7. Bernice60%
  8. Amparo60%
  9. Santa60%
  10. Edythe60%

Bottom 10

  1. Margaret42%
  2. Zona42%
  3. Lela42%
  4. Velia42%
  5. Lillie42%
  6. Rena42%
  7. Maude42%
  8. Velva42%
  9. Lovina42%
  10. Floy42%

Crush potential for Mav

Top 10

  1. Carmella96%
  2. Lola96%
  3. Viva96%
  4. Ruby95%
  5. Mae95%
  6. Florida95%
  7. Mazie94%
  8. Zetta93%
  9. Fanny93%
  10. Vida93%

Bottom 10

  1. Ramona42%
  2. Genevieve42%
  3. Blanch42%
  4. Annie42%
  5. Henrietta42%
  6. Beulah42%
  7. Hilda42%
  8. Vera42%
  9. Harriett42%
  10. Berneice42%
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