Maeve or Grace

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Love the name Maeve - is it one that has or is getting super popular? Do you pronounce it ‘may-v’ or ‘May-vuh’?

Grace has been on the cards since day 1, and is partners favourite. I’ve always liked it.

We are both Scottish and surname is a girly surname ending in -y if that makes a difference. Middle name likely to be Violet after my GM.

Both are so lovely, although Maeve Violet makes it sound like May unless you say it really slowly because of the double V

I’d pronounce it Mayv not Mayvuh

Maeve, by a country mile it’s a gorgeous name
I’d pronounce it May-vuhh (long h)

I prefer Maeve. One syllable
It's softer than Grace

I have a Grace.

It is a popular name. But rightly so. I still love it 16 years later.

Maeve is lovely though.

Sorry. Unhelpful!

It's pronounced Mayv imo. Better name than Grace imo, Grace is a bit nothing-y.

Grace.

Not a fan of Maeve as it sounds short for Mavis and she'd prob have to correct people on pronunciation a lot - I like Grace but super popular so will end up the Lisa / Claire of that generation in my opinion. LOVE Violet !!!

Maeve (pronunced May -v) is gorgeous. Grace is a classic but one that is a bit overused currently imo.

Definitely Maeve (May-v)

I don’t think many people will assume it’s short for Mavis, I think it’s better known as an Irish name than a nickname for Mavis

Grace is perfectly fine, but Maeve is lovely and different

It's Mayv, one syllable. That's the only way to pronounce it, there isn't any other way

I prefer it to Grace, I don't much like that hard 'gr' sound.

Love Maeve. The only thing is you’ll spend a lot of time spelling it out for people, there is the Irish spelling too.
Grace is pretty but I prefer maeve.

I like Maeve but it's awful with violet, sorry! Too many V sounds and its two colours!

What about violet may?

Grace Violet works well or vice versa.

Grace (unless your surname is Kelly) Grace is not 'nothing-y', it's pretty

I don't like the look of Maeve, nor particularly the name. It seems dowdy to me. Sorry. I'd say it Maevuh (like maeve binchy)

I like Grace better, but lot of them about.

This might not be helpful but I’d go for Violet! I love it - quiet unusual and unlike a lot of flower names it’s very strong.

Violet Grace is quite nice...

Its two colours

No it's not. You're thinking of mauve, not Maeve

I love Violet!

Grace definitely

I second the Grace Violet option that's lovely ☺️

I love both Maeve and Grace, but would choose Maeve as its much less used. However if you're using Violet for a middle then Grace Violet sounds a lot better.

Thanks all.

I do think Grace goes better with Violet than Maeve. Not using Violet as a first name though, where I’m from the ‘vi’ is pronounced really harshly and I hate the sound of it. Although for how often a middle name is really used, I’m not too worried about it!

You can hear an Irish man pronounce Maeve/Meadbh here:

forvo.com/word/meadbh/

Maeve is beautiful. In most English accents it’s ‘Mave’ one syllable. Irish it’s more like a soft ‘May-uh-v’.

Grace is a good, solid name. Popular, but for a reason.

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Grace (unless your surname is Kelly) Grace is not 'nothing-y', it's pretty

I don't like the look of Maeve, nor particularly the name. It seems dowdy to me. Sorry. I'd say it Maevuh (like maeve binchy)

What do you mean? Maeve Binchy pronounced it to rhyme with Dave. There is only one pronunciation and “maevuh” isn’t it!

I’ve only ever heard Maeve pronounced to rhyme with Dave. It’s a lovely name though, feminine but not fussy.

I think Grace is nice but a bit over used now.

Grace, definitely

Pronunciation is May-v rhymes with Dave.

My name is Niamh pronounced Neve yet
many people attempt to make it sound more Irish by pronouncing it Nee- vuh. Really irritates me.