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    Bible Name Meaning Tool

    Enter a name to see what it means in Scripture, the language it comes from, and the King James Version verses where it appears. 1,332 names searchable, free and without signup.

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    Maeve

    Pronounced MAYV

    girl
    Not found in the KJV text — 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.
    Meaning
    "She who intoxicates; The cause of great joy"
    Origin
    Irish/Gaelic

    Maeve is the cause of great joy — and the joy of the LORD overflows to all around. 'Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.' Maeve's joy surpasses every earthly pleasure.

    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.

    Related verses (KJV)

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

      Psalm 4:7 (KJV) →

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

      Isaiah 12:3 (KJV) →
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