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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. Carmella74%
  2. Mazie71%
  3. Vida71%
  4. Aletha71%
  5. Fanny70%
  6. Odessa67%
  7. Birdie65%
  8. Tressie65%
  9. Alyce64%
  10. Marjory64%

Bottom 10

  1. Dovie42%
  2. Neva42%
  3. Lue42%
  4. Arline42%
  5. Mozelle42%
  6. Verda42%
  7. Elvera42%
  8. Dorcas42%
  9. Erna42%
  10. Augusta42%

Love potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Petra60%
  2. Berta60%
  3. Manuela60%
  4. Ruthann53%
  5. Marcelle51%
  6. Zella49%
  7. Lettie49%
  8. Claudette49%
  9. Fanny48%
  10. Marjory47%

Bottom 10

  1. Sharron42%
  2. Bess42%
  3. Judie42%
  4. Loraine42%
  5. Louella42%
  6. Leora42%
  7. Arline42%
  8. Socorro42%
  9. Francisca42%
  10. Florine42%

Professional potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Roma69%
  2. Catharine68%
  3. Ima67%
  4. Ruthann62%
  5. Manuela60%
  6. Petra60%
  7. Edythe60%
  8. Berta60%
  9. Elinor57%
  10. Lavonne57%

Bottom 10

  1. Pansy42%
  2. Lettie42%
  3. Nedra42%
  4. Erna42%
  5. Marcelle42%
  6. Verda42%
  7. Gussie42%
  8. Blanch42%
  9. Ouida42%
  10. Arleen42%

Crush potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Carmella96%
  2. Mazie94%
  3. Fanny93%
  4. Vida93%
  5. Rubie90%
  6. Tressie85%
  7. Odessa85%
  8. Dolly85%
  9. Marylou83%
  10. Gertie83%

Bottom 10

  1. Ardith42%
  2. Una42%
  3. Hortense42%
  4. Edythe42%
  5. Lue42%
  6. Meta42%
  7. Earnestine42%
  8. Nelda42%
  9. Prudence42%
  10. Corine42%
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