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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. Zandra78%
  2. Renard78%
  3. Shasta78%
  4. Sacha76%
  5. Carri74%
  6. Marni74%
  7. Somer74%
  8. Manda74%
  9. Tiffiny74%
  10. Tremayne73%

Bottom 10

  1. Gorge42%
  2. Dawne42%
  3. Demetra42%
  4. Cherise42%
  5. Seneca42%
  6. Ariane42%
  7. Jedediah42%
  8. Jenine42%
  9. Charlette42%
  10. Jamin42%

Love potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Tito60%
  2. Laronda57%
  3. Shavon53%
  4. Dionicio53%
  5. Zeb52%
  6. Marni52%
  7. Roderic52%
  8. Taurus51%
  9. Lamonte51%
  10. Pietro51%

Bottom 10

  1. Coreen42%
  2. Reginal42%
  3. Michale42%
  4. Tai42%
  5. Tobi42%
  6. Cinnamon42%
  7. Latina42%
  8. Lynell42%
  9. Holley42%
  10. Mignon42%

Professional potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Lamonte67%
  2. Patrina65%
  3. Zebulon63%
  4. Seneca60%
  5. Tito60%
  6. Philippe60%
  7. Dominica59%
  8. Adriene59%
  9. Kareen59%
  10. Bartholomew57%

Bottom 10

  1. Lashunda42%
  2. Marni42%
  3. Levar42%
  4. Larae42%
  5. Vidal42%
  6. Kiesha42%
  7. Mistie42%
  8. Rina42%
  9. Sueann42%
  10. Tiffaney42%

Crush potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Shandra96%
  2. Sindy96%
  3. Carri95%
  4. Melynda95%
  5. Marni92%
  6. Rana92%
  7. Crissy91%
  8. Shasta91%
  9. Lashawnda91%
  10. Spring90%

Bottom 10

  1. Torrence42%
  2. Jedediah42%
  3. Robb42%
  4. Parrish42%
  5. Bartholomew42%
  6. Philippe42%
  7. Seneca42%
  8. Zebulon43%
  9. Inga47%
  10. Temple47%
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