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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. Gina81%
  2. Nina80%
  3. Windy80%
  4. Lea79%
  5. Zandra78%
  6. Renard78%
  7. Mandy78%
  8. Shasta78%
  9. Jason77%
  10. Ginger76%

Bottom 10

  1. Gorge42%
  2. Jeana42%
  3. Dawne42%
  4. Christal42%
  5. Donny42%
  6. Shawn42%
  7. Germaine42%
  8. Nicolle42%
  9. Sharonda42%
  10. Daron42%

Love potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Jammie71%
  2. Kisha68%
  3. Tad64%
  4. Federico60%
  5. Wilfredo60%
  6. Tamar60%
  7. Tito60%
  8. Laronda57%
  9. Corrie56%
  10. Stacie55%

Bottom 10

  1. Bridget42%
  2. Coreen42%
  3. Reginal42%
  4. Michale42%
  5. Wade42%
  6. Daren42%
  7. Lance42%
  8. Tai42%
  9. Tobi42%
  10. Cinnamon42%

Professional potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Chadwick68%
  2. Lamonte67%
  3. Patrina65%
  4. Stephenie64%
  5. Zebulon63%
  6. Leopoldo62%
  7. Joleen61%
  8. Seneca60%
  9. Federico60%
  10. Wilfredo60%

Bottom 10

  1. Rodney42%
  2. Lashunda42%
  3. Amy42%
  4. Marni42%
  5. Lea42%
  6. Jamey42%
  7. Dionne42%
  8. Corie42%
  9. Ginger42%
  10. Levar42%

Crush potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Lea96%
  2. Shandra96%
  3. Tina96%
  4. Nina96%
  5. Sindy96%
  6. Valencia96%
  7. Melissa96%
  8. Kimberley96%
  9. Shanna96%
  10. Gina96%

Bottom 10

  1. Torrence42%
  2. Shawn42%
  3. Shane42%
  4. Jedediah42%
  5. Daron42%
  6. Darrick42%
  7. Tonya42%
  8. Erich42%
  9. Bobbi42%
  10. Vance42%
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