# Maeve

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /meɪv/ · frequency rank #43,246

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Irish of mostly Irish usage.

## Etymology
Anglicized from Irish Méabh, from Middle Irish Medb (literally “intoxicating”), name of a legendary queen of Connacht.

## Easily confused with
- **mee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-mee)
- **make** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-make)
- **move** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-move)
- **male** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-male)
- **mate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-mate)
- **mere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-mere)
- **meme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-meme)
- **maze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-maze)
- **mare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-mare)
- **mane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-mane)
- **mage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-mage)
- **marv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-marv)
- **maybe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-maybe)
- **Marie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-marie)
- **Maine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-maine)
- **maple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-maple)
- **matte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-matte)
- **maize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-maize)
- **marge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-marge)
- **Maude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maeve-vs-maude)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ameve`, `maeev`, `maevve`, `mavee`, `meave`, `mmaeve`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/maeve