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Maeve

23 replies

ilovemykids5 · 25/11/2021 19:51

What do you think of this name and how popular is it?

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Nellesbelles · 25/11/2021 19:54

I think it is getting more popular after the character in the series Sex Education on Netflix. I have known a couple be born this year. I think it's a lovely name though.

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YouJustFoldItIn · 25/11/2021 19:57

It's quite popular at the moment. I am completely ambivalent about it.

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toastofthetown · 25/11/2021 20:09

Maeve in #94 in England and Wales which is quite popular. It's also VERY trendy. Here is the graph of how quickly Maeve has risen and it's dramatic over the last three years. It's one of the fastest rising names I've seen that high in the charts recently and I think the trend has a lot of momentum yet. I've popularity concerns you, I'd give Maeve a very wide berth.
names.darkgreener.com/#maeve

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20viona · 25/11/2021 20:12

I like Maeva instead.

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Luredbyapomegranate · 25/11/2021 20:29

It's very of the moment.

I don't like it personally, sounds like Mauve to me and quite ugly.

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Bagelsandbrie · 25/11/2021 20:30

I love it but it’s going to be popular (alongside Otis) because of Sex Education on Netflix.

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BingoandBluey · 25/11/2021 20:31

And Maeva on Made in Chelsea

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BingoandBluey · 25/11/2021 20:32

I like it I think it's pretty and quite classical in the sense I could happily imagine it being a known girl's name 100 years ago as well.

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DramaAlpaca · 25/11/2021 20:34

It's been around here in Ireland for ages, but it's only recently made its way over to the UK. I like it, but it doesn't sound fresh and interesting to me because I know so many Maeves (with various different spellings).

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cptartapp · 25/11/2021 20:38

I know one aged three. Ugly name, sounds like slang for Mavis which is even worse.

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Classica · 25/11/2021 21:46

I find it funny that Maeve is considered trendy in the UK.

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elizabethdraper · 25/11/2021 22:00

You can't swing a car without hitting a Maeve in Ireland

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elizabethdraper · 25/11/2021 22:01

Cat***

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AnFiadhRua · 25/11/2021 22:03

Ive always liked Maeve.
Or Maedhbh

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LesLavandes · 25/11/2021 22:18

I don't like it at all

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Orarewedancer · 25/11/2021 22:40

I really like it. Slightly prefer Maeva. But it has gone from being a very rarely used name to very trendy all of a sudden which puts me off.

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Changecountetextraordinaire · 25/11/2021 22:45

Lovely name but on the rise.

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Synchrony · 25/11/2021 23:13

Seems really popular on here but I hate it. I agree with the pp that said it sounds short for Mavis. To me it sounds unfinished somehow. Neither Mae, nor Mavis, but something in the middle.

But I'm clearly in the minority based on its rise in popularity!

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MilkTooth · 25/11/2021 23:14

@AnFiadhRua

Ive always liked Maeve.
Or Maedhbh

Or Méabh or Medbh.
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AuntDympna · 26/11/2021 10:15

I prefer Medb. Old Irish. Way cool.
I know a trillion gazillion spelled variously.

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ISaidDontLickTheBin · 26/11/2021 10:34

Not a fan tbh

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KirstenBlest · 26/11/2021 10:39

I don't particularly like it. Seems to blend in with the Mae/May/Maya/Mia/Mya type names, and I don'y like those either

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emmathedilemma · 26/11/2021 11:10

I like it but it does seem to be increasingly popular, I suspect she could be one of several at primary school. I know 2 under the age of 4 and I don't know many kids in that age group any more!

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