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Mave

Boy Name day: November 21 In French: Maverick
Mave 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, Maeve.
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 Mave

November 21

Why this day? Mave is a short form of Maverick, and shares its name day.

Mave is celebrated in the United States on November 21.

The story of the name Mave

Mave 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, Mave is rarely written as such: the Maves are Mavericks (37,632 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Maverick page. Mave is also a short form of Mavis, Maeve.

Frequently asked questions about Mave

What does Mave mean?

Mave is a short form of Maverick, which means independent nonconformist; unbranded one.

When is Mave's name day?

November 21, together with Maverick: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Mave 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.

Mave'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 Mave

Top 10

  1. Lenny76%
  2. Lanny76%
  3. Tod74%
  4. Monty70%
  5. Eddy69%
  6. Domingo68%
  7. Ronny67%
  8. Lonny67%
  9. Farrell67%
  10. Vince67%

Bottom 10

  1. Randell42%
  2. Ernie42%
  3. Felton42%
  4. Art42%
  5. Joesph42%
  6. Hayward42%
  7. Greggory42%
  8. Berry42%
  9. Phil42%
  10. Lawerence42%

Love potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Burt61%
  2. Lanny59%
  3. Toney58%
  4. Domingo55%
  5. Alphonso53%
  6. Lonny53%
  7. Dino52%
  8. Stanton52%
  9. Vince51%
  10. Eddy51%

Bottom 10

  1. Berry42%
  2. Cornell42%
  3. Hayward42%
  4. Lyndon42%
  5. Donn42%
  6. Galen42%
  7. Stanford42%
  8. Al42%
  9. Rogers42%
  10. Art42%

Professional potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Toney69%
  2. Lyndon64%
  3. Barton62%
  4. Lawerence61%
  5. Williams60%
  6. Phil60%
  7. Fredric57%
  8. Curtiss57%
  9. Stanford56%
  10. Rogers55%

Bottom 10

  1. Stan42%
  2. Von42%
  3. Robby42%
  4. Chuck42%
  5. Dickie42%
  6. Galen42%
  7. Denny42%
  8. Curt42%
  9. Wally42%
  10. Ike42%

Crush potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Elvis96%
  2. Lenny93%
  3. Eddy88%
  4. Robby88%
  5. Lonny87%
  6. Dino85%
  7. Lanny83%
  8. Farrell83%
  9. Ronny83%
  10. Vince81%

Bottom 10

  1. Rogers42%
  2. Phil42%
  3. Denny42%
  4. Joesph42%
  5. Hal42%
  6. Denis42%
  7. Linwood42%
  8. Kennith42%
  9. Stanford42%
  10. Lawerence42%
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