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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. May74%
  2. Effie69%
  3. Rosie69%
  4. Sallie67%
  5. Melba67%
  6. Elvira66%
  7. Goldie66%
  8. Dixie66%
  9. Carmela64%
  10. Lottie64%

Bottom 10

  1. Iva42%
  2. Leola42%
  3. Estella42%
  4. Henrietta42%
  5. Mable42%
  6. Adele42%
  7. Virgie42%
  8. Eugenia42%
  9. Bernadine42%
  10. Elva42%

Love potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Elvira49%
  2. May48%
  3. Olive47%
  4. Goldie47%
  5. Melba47%
  6. Dixie47%
  7. Selma46%
  8. Ramona45%
  9. Antoinette44%
  10. Jeannette44%

Bottom 10

  1. Elma42%
  2. Erma42%
  3. Essie42%
  4. Helene42%
  5. Maude42%
  6. Beulah42%
  7. Alberta42%
  8. Lucile42%
  9. Lenore42%
  10. Ruthie42%

Professional potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Addie65%
  2. Bettye59%
  3. Bettie59%
  4. Bette59%
  5. Marcella58%
  6. Elnora57%
  7. Lenore57%
  8. Lenora57%
  9. Estella55%
  10. Cornelia55%

Bottom 10

  1. Ina42%
  2. Adele42%
  3. Fannie42%
  4. Etta42%
  5. Imogene42%
  6. Velma42%
  7. Erma42%
  8. Beulah42%
  9. Lola42%
  10. Elvira42%

Crush potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Lola96%
  2. Lizzie91%
  3. Dixie90%
  4. Carmela90%
  5. May90%
  6. Rosie90%
  7. Goldie88%
  8. Lottie86%
  9. Sallie85%
  10. Melba85%

Bottom 10

  1. Ramona42%
  2. Henrietta42%
  3. Hilda42%
  4. Nettie42%
  5. Geneva42%
  6. Eugenia42%
  7. Addie42%
  8. Ernestine42%
  9. Inez42%
  10. Harriett42%
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