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

Bottom 10

  1. Maria42%
  2. Janice42%
  3. Connie42%
  4. Joanne42%
  5. Teresa42%
  6. Jane42%
  7. Wayne42%
  8. Gordon42%
  9. Renee42%
  10. Annette42%

Love potential for Mave

Top 10

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

Bottom 10

  1. Joy42%
  2. Kathleen42%
  3. Philip42%
  4. Johnny42%
  5. Cathy42%
  6. Diane42%
  7. Jon42%
  8. Marilyn42%
  9. Constance42%
  10. Janice42%

Professional potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Constance63%
  2. Connie63%
  3. Philip60%
  4. Phillip60%
  5. Beth59%
  6. Marshall57%
  7. Jeffery55%
  8. Kathryn55%
  9. Larry55%
  10. Peter55%

Bottom 10

  1. Theresa42%
  2. Phyllis42%
  3. Jim42%
  4. Glenda42%
  5. Roy42%
  6. Stanley42%
  7. Jeanne42%
  8. Ronald42%
  9. Toni42%
  10. Joy42%

Crush potential for Mave

Top 10

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

Bottom 10

  1. Peter42%
  2. Reginald42%
  3. Ann42%
  4. Martin42%
  5. Constance42%
  6. Anne42%
  7. Theresa42%
  8. John42%
  9. Gordon42%
  10. Dennis42%
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