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Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Maeve: Irish Meaning of Maeve: "she who intoxicates" Maeve's Popularity in 2012: #529
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Maeve is a short and sweet legendary ancient Irish queen's name that is now finding well-deserved favor here--and would make an excellent first or middle name choice, with more character and resonance than Mae/May and more modern charm than Mavis.

Maeve appears in Irish mythology in two forms, one as the powerful Queen of Connacht, the other as the queen of the fairies.

Chris O'Donnell and Kathryn Erbe used Maeve for their daughters. The Irish author Maeve Binchy is a well-known bearer.

Irish spelling Meabh is in the Top 100 in Ireland, but not recommended in the U.S.

Famous People Named Maeve

Maeve Quinlan - American actress
Maeve Binchy - Irish novelist
Maeve Kinkead - American soap opera actress

Pop Culture References for the Name Maeve

Maeve, queen of Connaught in Irish mythology
Maeve Frances O'Donnell (b. 2007), daughter of Chris O'Donnell
Maeve Flynn, daughter of actress Lili Taylor
Maeve, character in TV show Make It Or Break It
Maeve, character in Dustlands series by Moira Young

Mab, Maevi, Maevy, Maive, Mave, Mayve, Meave

Maeve's International Variations

Maeva (French) Maebh, Medbh, Madhbh, Meadhbh, Meibh (Gaelic)

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