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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. Haywood75%
  2. Virgil74%
  3. Leeroy74%
  4. Waldo74%
  5. Elvin73%
  6. Alvin73%
  7. Calvin72%
  8. Urban71%
  9. Columbus71%
  10. Rollin71%

Bottom 10

  1. Henry42%
  2. Gerrit42%
  3. Earl42%
  4. Lemuel42%
  5. Elbert42%
  6. Boyd42%
  7. Gilbert42%
  8. Donal42%
  9. Elton42%
  10. Winfred42%

Love potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Wilber64%
  2. Florencio60%
  3. Silvio60%
  4. Santo60%
  5. Gennaro60%
  6. Pascal60%
  7. Eusebio60%
  8. Haywood58%
  9. Elvin57%
  10. Rudolph57%

Bottom 10

  1. Junior42%
  2. Olin42%
  3. Linton42%
  4. Normand42%
  5. Elwyn42%
  6. Bertram42%
  7. Wyman42%
  8. Eldred42%
  9. Fidencio42%
  10. Glenwood42%

Professional potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Rosevelt67%
  2. Henderson67%
  3. Warner63%
  4. Hiram62%
  5. Crawford62%
  6. Washington62%
  7. Walter62%
  8. Meyer62%
  9. Everette62%
  10. Hilbert62%

Bottom 10

  1. Coy42%
  2. Morton42%
  3. Armand42%
  4. Americo42%
  5. Ferrell42%
  6. Werner42%
  7. Cyril42%
  8. Otto42%
  9. Lucious42%
  10. Basil42%

Crush potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Johny96%
  2. Junior94%
  3. Elmo94%
  4. Elton93%
  5. Alvin93%
  6. Ferrell91%
  7. Arthur89%
  8. Elvin89%
  9. Leeroy88%
  10. Enrico88%

Bottom 10

  1. Earl42%
  2. Woodrow42%
  3. Clyde42%
  4. Armand42%
  5. Ewell42%
  6. Eldon42%
  7. Wilburn42%
  8. Hilbert42%
  9. Harry42%
  10. Linton42%
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