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Is Maeve cool or old fashioned?

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skukuza · 13/02/2021 15:30

What do you think of the name Maeve?

DH and I are really struggling for a name for DD2. This is the only one where we both went that's nice.

I'm just worried it's a bit old fashioned?

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namechangefail2020 · 16/02/2021 08:36

Cool, love it

Himawarigirl · 16/02/2021 08:16

I like it. I know an adult one but wouldn’t think it odd or old fashioned to meet a baby one.

JollyGreenGiantess · 16/02/2021 07:58

@Timpeall

When you google queen Maeve a character from a series called The Boys comes up. I can't imagine the real Queen Maeve would be too impressed with that. She'd start some war in retaliation.
😂

The original badass

mamah2019 · 15/02/2021 23:24

Love it!

PandaBabyJuly · 15/02/2021 23:13

This is on my list for my dd2 in June! I love seeing everyone's opinions and spellings Grin

ftmum94 · 15/02/2021 23:06

I love Maeve!! Would love to use it myself but sounds awful with our surname

TulipsDaffodils · 15/02/2021 13:52

I like it

YummyBelicious · 15/02/2021 12:09

I prefer Maeva, but Meave is very nice also.

AubergineDream · 15/02/2021 11:34

I really like it.

UsernameIsHarderThanBabyName · 15/02/2021 11:29

Maeve is definitely cool

Onedropbeat · 15/02/2021 10:13

@ThatDoesntBelongInAIBU

Oh no, the name has been ruined for me reading this. I couldn’t use a name that’s in some naff disgusting tv show. It was my favourite girls name :(
That was what put us off using it last year in the end
ThatDoesntBelongInAIBU · 14/02/2021 23:00

Oh no, the name has been ruined for me reading this. I couldn’t use a name that’s in some naff disgusting tv show. It was my favourite girls name :(

icanboogieboogiewoogie · 14/02/2021 21:28

I love it. I really fancied it for DD but DH was having none of it.

Ladybird69 · 14/02/2021 21:24

So old fashioned that it’s cool. Love it ❤️

MeMeMeYou · 14/02/2021 21:04

I quite like it. I have met a child Maeve and she was quiet and sweet so I associate it with her

elizabethdraper · 14/02/2021 20:15

every other child in ireland is called maeve/ meadbh at the moment

mathanxiety · 14/02/2021 19:51

You could go with the Old Irish Medb...

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skukuza · 14/02/2021 19:38

@Bolandsbiccies

If people can learn to say Tchaikovsky and Michelangelo and Dostoyevsky, they can learn to say Meabh. I like the Meadhbh spelling myself! Bit old fashioned in Ireland but not at all in the UK.
OMG I can't tell DH this spelling exists. He'll definitely want to use it!
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Terriblecreature · 14/02/2021 19:36

I think it's a lovely name. Yes it's old fashioned but it's a cool old fashioned name. I think both spellings are nice too but I can understand your point on the Irish spelling being confusing of u r not Irish or aware of Irish names x

FourOnTheHill · 14/02/2021 19:31

Oh sorry Sex Ed has been mentioned. Watch it if you are thinking of using the name. Also watch it because it’s good TV and Eric is lovely

FourOnTheHill · 14/02/2021 19:29

No one has mentioned Maeve in Sex Education. She’s very cool

Bolandsbiccies · 14/02/2021 19:28

If people can learn to say Tchaikovsky and Michelangelo and Dostoyevsky, they can learn to say Meabh.
I like the Meadhbh spelling myself! Bit old fashioned in Ireland but not at all in the UK.

MyNameisMaeve · 14/02/2021 19:14

Name changed for this in case it isn't obvious. Honestly Meabh would be such a pain in the arse for a child unless you live in Ireland, don't do it to her!! It's hard enough to get people to pronounce and spell Maeve properly.

partyatthepalace · 14/02/2021 17:05

I would definitely spell it Maeve if you aren’t in Ireland, anything else will be a total pain for her -

Soontobe60 · 14/02/2021 17:00

I love it! I know one Maeve in my school - shes really sweet and her parents are Very cool!

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