Meaning: Intoxicating
The story
Maeve is an Anglicized form of Medb. The name belongs to the formidable queen of Connacht in the Irish epic commonly called The Cattle Raid of Cooley.
Nicknames
- Maevie
Spellings & variants
- Méabh
- Medb
- Maebh
- Meave
Popularity
Top 100
One of the 100 most popular names in the US.
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Style
Origins
Maeve comes from Irish.
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