Baby Names · Entry

Maeve

Irish Gaelic · F

“she who intoxicates”

Where it comes from

Medb, 'she who intoxicates', related to English mead

Also known as

Medb (Old Irish), Meave

Fun Fact

Queen Medb of Connacht is the great antagonist of the Táin Bó Cúailnge, the Irish epic about a cattle raid.

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