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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. Zetta77%
  2. Mae77%
  3. Dora77%
  4. Vita75%
  5. Vella75%
  6. Tennie75%
  7. May74%
  8. Ruby74%
  9. Carmella74%
  10. Freeda72%

Bottom 10

  1. Augustina42%
  2. Esta42%
  3. Dovie42%
  4. Hildegarde42%
  5. Florene42%
  6. Herminia42%
  7. Elmira42%
  8. Hilma42%
  9. Neva42%
  10. Lue42%

Love potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Josefa60%
  2. Amparo60%
  3. Zita60%
  4. Petra60%
  5. Santa60%
  6. Berta60%
  7. Manuela60%
  8. Hedy56%
  9. Vita54%
  10. Ruthann53%

Bottom 10

  1. Wynona42%
  2. Sharron42%
  3. Margaretta42%
  4. Eldora42%
  5. Mabel42%
  6. Bess42%
  7. Judie42%
  8. Emmer42%
  9. Margarete42%
  10. Oneida42%

Professional potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Roma69%
  2. Catharine68%
  3. Ima67%
  4. Addie65%
  5. Ruthann62%
  6. Augustina61%
  7. Manuela60%
  8. Petra60%
  9. Amparo60%
  10. Bernice60%

Bottom 10

  1. Ina42%
  2. Madelene42%
  3. Mellie42%
  4. Cordie42%
  5. Pansy42%
  6. Eulalia42%
  7. Charlsie42%
  8. Lettie42%
  9. Naoma42%
  10. Vivian42%

Crush potential for Mave

Top 10

  1. Lola96%
  2. Viva96%
  3. Carmella96%
  4. Mae95%
  5. Ruby95%
  6. Florida95%
  7. Mazie94%
  8. Marylin93%
  9. Fanny93%
  10. Zetta93%

Bottom 10

  1. Genoveva42%
  2. Ardith42%
  3. Ramona42%
  4. Altha42%
  5. Norma42%
  6. Annie42%
  7. Ruth42%
  8. Henrietta42%
  9. Hilda42%
  10. Bulah42%
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