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Names like Maeve

Maeve is a girl's name of Irish Gaelic origin meaning “Intoxicating”. It sits in the timeless era with a spirited, wild energy, and we describe it as “a single syllable of pure conviction”. If you love the sound of Maeve but want a few alternatives, here are 32 names like Maeve: names that share its roots, its era and energy, its sound or its meaning, each with the reason it made the list.

32 names

Same roots · Names that share Maeve’s Celtic roots.

Aoife
Irish Gaelic
Beauty, radiance
GirlMythologicalVirtue
Gwendolyn
Welsh / English
White ring, blessed
GirlLiteraryMythological
Niamh
Irish Gaelic
Bright, radiant
GirlMythologicalVirtue
Tara
Sanskrit / Irish
Star in Sanskrit
GirlCelestialMythological
Vivian
Latin / English
Alive
GirlLiteraryMythological
Annabel
Scottish / English
Loving
GirlLiterary
Bridget
Irish Gaelic
Exalted one
GirlMythologicalVirtue
Erin
Irish Gaelic
Ireland
GirlHistoricalVirtue

Same era, same energy · Names with Maeve’s timeless feel and spirited, wild energy, whatever their roots.

Cleo
Greek
Glory
GirlHistoricalMythological
Georgia
Greek / Latin
Farmer
GirlHistoricalNature
Iris
Greek
Rainbow
GirlBotanicalMythological
Katya
Russian
Pure
GirlVirtue
Marisol
Spanish
Sea and sun
GirlSeaCelestial
Samira
Arabic
Evening companion
GirlLiterary
Zara
Arabic / Hebrew
Radiance
Girl
Aisha
Arabic
She who lives, thriving
GirlHistoricalBiblical

Sounds similar · Names that start or end the way Maeve does.

Eve
Hebrew / English
To live, to breathe
GirlBiblicalVirtue
Makena
Kikuyu (Kenyan)
Happy one
GirlVirtue
Mariam
Arabic / Biblical
Arabic form of Mary
GirlBiblicalHistorical
Mariana
Spanish / Portuguese
Beloved
GirlBiblicalHistorical
Marta
Polish / Czech
Lady
GirlBiblicalVirtue
Mei
Chinese / Japanese
Beautiful
GirlNature
Mae
English / American
Pearl
GirlBotanical
Mai
Japanese
Dance or brightness
Girl

If you like the meaning · Names whose meaning sits close to Maeve’s “Intoxicating”.

Astrid
Old Norse
Divinely beautiful
GirlCelestialMythological
Diana
Latin / English
Divine
GirlMythologicalHistorical
Elena
Greek / Spanish
Bright, shining one
GirlHistoricalMythological
Helena
Greek
Torch
GirlMythologicalHistorical
Indira
Sanskrit
Moon, splendour
GirlCelestialMythological
Ingrid
Old Norse
Beautiful, beloved
GirlHistoricalMythological
Lucia
Latin / Italian
Light
GirlHistoricalMythological
Alejandra
Greek / Spanish
Defender of the people
GirlHistoricalMythological

Quick questions

What names are similar to Maeve?
Names similar to Maeve include Aoife, Gwendolyn, Niamh, Tara, Vivian, Annabel. Each shares Maeve’s roots, its era and energy, its sound or its meaning.

What is a good alternative to Maeve?
If you want something close to Maeve but a little different, try Cleo, Georgia, Iris. Each shares part of what makes Maeve work, from its feel to its sound or meaning.

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