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    Maeve

    MAYV

    Irish/Gaelic
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    She who intoxicates; The cause of great joy
    Origin
    Irish/Gaelic
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Maeve does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "She who intoxicates; The cause of great joy", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Maeve.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    2000s (0.018% of births), currently rising
    Spiritual meaning
    Maeve draws joy from salvation's wells — gladness surpassing wine, water drawn with joy, the intoxicating soul whose delight overflows from God's own gladness.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 4:7

      "Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased."

    • Isaiah 12:3

      "Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation."

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