Maeve

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Gender Feminine
Usage Irish, Irish Mythology
Pronounced Pron. MAYV(English)

Meaning & History

Anglicized form of the Irish name Medb meaning "intoxicating". In Irish legend this was the name of a warrior queen of Connacht. She and her husband Ailill fought against the Ulster king Conchobar and the hero Cúchulainn, as told in the Irish epic The Cattle Raid of Cooley.