Maeve

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Gender Feminine
Usage Irish, Irish Mythology
Pronounced Pron. MAYV(Irish)
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Meaning & History

Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Medb meaning "intoxicating". In Irish legend this was the name of a warrior queen of Connacht. Her fight against Ulster and the hero Cúchulainn is told in the Irish epic 'The Cattle Raid of Cooley'.

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VariantsMéabh, Meadhbh, Mave, Meave(Irish) Méabh, Meadhbh, Medb(Irish Mythology)

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Queen Maeve by Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1911)Queen Maeve by Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1911)

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