Updated June 9, 2019

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • French : A small bird; song-thrush; joy

Girl name variations

Mavis

Mavis

+ 14% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Maeves

Maeves

0 % this year
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Maeve

Maeve

+ 18% this year
Feminine
Common
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Mauve

Mauve

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Meave

Meave

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Maive

Maive

+ 36% this year
Feminine
Rare
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Family name origins & meanings

  • Altered spelling of German Mewes, a pet form of the personal name Bartholomäus (see Bartholomew).
  • Bearers of this name are descended from Johannes Meivus, who landed in Philadephia in 1737.