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    Maeve | Name Meaning & Origin

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    Gender:

    Girl

    Origin:

    Gaelic

    Meaning:

    Intoxicating

    Origin:

    English

    Meaning:

    Intoxicating

    Pronunciation:

    (MAYV)   [Guide]

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    Miscellaneous Info for Maeve

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    Irish Names, Mythological Names, Celtic Names, Gaelic Names

    Used in:

    English speaking countries

    Additional info:

    Anglicization of the Gaelic name Maebh (also Méabh, Madhbh, Medb).

    Medb was the great warrior queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Her name might be related to mad (child), or to meisce and mean "the cause of great intoxication".
    Hence the meaning "intoxicating, she who makes men drunk".

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