Is Maeve cool or old fashioned?

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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?

@SandrasAnnoyingFriend

It's the main character's name in Sex Education and she is pretty cool, so I'm sure it's on the up

Sex Education was my first thought too. Then also Maeve Binchy the Irish novelist.

Love it! Prefer the Maeve spelling just for ease of pronunciation.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

@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!

You could go with the Old Irish Medb...

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

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

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

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

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 :(

@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

Maeve is definitely cool

I really like it.

I prefer Maeva, but Meave is very nice also.

I like it

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

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

Love it!

@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.

😂

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