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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. Mae77%
  2. Dora77%
  3. Ruby74%
  4. Alvin73%
  5. Calvin72%
  6. Sidney72%
  7. Maxine70%
  8. Jessie69%
  9. Billie69%
  10. Shirley68%

Bottom 10

  1. Henry42%
  2. Earl42%
  3. Gilbert42%
  4. Joe42%
  5. Bobbie42%
  6. Bernard42%
  7. Herbert42%
  8. Albert42%
  9. Lorraine42%
  10. Vernon42%

Love potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Franklin55%
  2. Arthur55%
  3. Ralph54%
  4. Jimmie54%
  5. Alvin53%
  6. Alfred53%
  7. Gene53%
  8. Eugene53%
  9. Shirley52%
  10. Maurice52%

Bottom 10

  1. Mabel42%
  2. Anna42%
  3. Evelyn42%
  4. Bernice42%
  5. Pauline42%
  6. Harry42%
  7. Herbert42%
  8. Arlene42%
  9. Claude42%
  10. Louis42%

Professional potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Walter62%
  2. Henry62%
  3. Harry62%
  4. Bernice60%
  5. Louis59%
  6. Bessie59%
  7. Eleanor59%
  8. Clarence59%
  9. Chester56%
  10. Cecil55%

Bottom 10

  1. Vivian42%
  2. Nellie42%
  3. Virginia42%
  4. Minnie42%
  5. Floyd42%
  6. Arlene42%
  7. Warren42%
  8. Marion42%
  9. Pauline42%
  10. Judith42%

Crush potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Mae95%
  2. Ruby95%
  3. Alvin93%
  4. Lillie90%
  5. Arthur89%
  6. Shirley89%
  7. Dora89%
  8. Calvin87%
  9. Jessie86%
  10. Nellie86%

Bottom 10

  1. Earl42%
  2. Clyde42%
  3. Harry42%
  4. Jack42%
  5. Roland42%
  6. Norma42%
  7. Annie42%
  8. Ruth42%
  9. Albert42%
  10. Herbert42%
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